Phipps v Priory Education Services [2023]

Background:

The claimant brought a series of claims against her previous employer, the respondent.   The issue arising at the Tribunal and before the Court of Appeal related to Tribunal procedure leading to a strike out of her claims.

The claimant instructed a firm of legal representatives who submitted the claim on her behalf.   The Tribunal sent the correspondence to the legal representatives relating to her claim and not to the claimant directly.   The correspondence was not acted upon and the case was struck out on the basis of non-compliance.   The claimant appealed that decision to the EAT and subsequently to the Court of Appeal.

Outcome:

The