Ms S Morris v Lauren Richards Ltd: 3301633/2020
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judgment Date | 05 April 2024 |
| Date | 05 April 2024 |
| Published date | 31 March 2021 |
| Court | Employment Tribunal |
| Citation | 3301633/2020 |
| Subject Matter | Unfair Dismissal |
Case Number: 3301633-2020/V
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EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS
Claimant: Ms S Morris Respondent: Lauren
Richards Ltd
v
Heard at:
Via CVP
On:
9 February 2021
Before:
Employment Judge
Milner
-
Moore
Appearances
For the Claimant:
In Person
For the Respondent:
Mr
Ohringer (Counsel)
JUDGMENT
1. The claimant was not a disabled person within the meaning of section 6 of
the Equality Act 2010.
2. The claim of disability discrimination is dismissed.
3. The claimant’s application for leave to amend is refused.
REASONS
1. Following a case management hearing on 1 December 2020, this case was
listed for a preliminary hearing to consider the following issues:
a. To determine the claimant’s application to amend her claim to add an
allegation that she was discriminated against on grounds of
menopause;
b. To determine whether the claimant was a disabled person within the
meaning of section 6 of the Equality Act 2020 by reason of
depression, anxiety and (subject to a above) menopause; and
c. To determine the respondent’s applications for orders for strike out
or for a deposit.
The hearing
2. The hearing took place remotely by video using the CVP platform. A face-
to-face hearing was not held because it was not practicable given the
COVID 19 pandemic, and all issues could be fairly and effectively
determined in a remote hearing. The parties were able to use the technology
effectively. In determining the issues identified I had access to an agreed
bundle of documents, a written application to amend by the claimant, an
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