18 Aug 2026
Claim struck out
Unfair Dismissal and Whistleblowing
Heard at London South
The claim against the fourth respondent was struck out because it had no reasonable prospect of success, as the alleged causal connection between the protected disclosures and Mr Kyffin's role in the internal appeal was tenuous and inadequately pleaded.
Legal Issues (5)
- Strike out under Employment Tribunal Rule 38(1)(a)
- whether a claim has no reasonable prospects of success
- the heavy burden on the applicant
- the draconian nature of strike out and the need for caution in whistleblowing/discrimination cases
- the need for a pleaded causal link between protected disclosures and later alleged detriments.