Mr J Robertson v South Tyneside Council: 2501449/2021 and 2501450/2021
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judgment Date | 01 April 2022 |
| Date | 01 April 2022 |
| Published date | 13 June 2022 |
| Court | Employment Tribunal |
| Subject Matter | Public Interest Disclosure |
| Citation | 2501449/2021 and 2501450/2021 |
Case Numbers: 2501449/2021
2501450/2021
1
EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS
PUBLIC PRELIMINARY HEARING
Claimant: Mr J Robertson
Respondent: South Tyneside Council
Heard at: Newcastle Hearing Centre (by video) On: 18 March 2022
Before: Employment Judge Morris (sitting alone)
Representation:
Claimant: In person
Respondent: Mr H Menon of counsel
RESERVED JUDGMENT
The Judgment of the Employment Tribunal is as follows:
1. The Tribunal does not have jurisdiction to entertain the claimant’s claims of
detriment on the ground that he made one or more public interest disclosures,
which are therefore dismissed.
2. The application by the claimant that the respondent’s response should be
struck out was withdrawn by the claimant and is dismissed.
REASONS
The hearing, representation and evidence
1. This was a remote hearing, which had not been objected to by the parties. It
was conducted by way of the Cloud Video Platform as it was not practicable to
convene a face-to-face hearing, no one had requested such a hearing and all the
issues could be dealt with by video conference.
2. The claimant appeared in person. The respondent was represented by Mr H
Menon of counsel who called Mr JL Rumney, who is employed as the
respondent’s Corporate Lead Legal & Governance, to give evidence on its behalf.
3. In the main, however, the parties relied upon submissions made on behalf of
the respondent and by the claimant during the course of which they both made
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