7344_09IT McCann v Fiona Baxter [2010] NIIT 7344_09IT (08 June 2010)

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THE INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNALS

 

CASE REF:   7344/09    

 

 

 

CLAIMANT:                        Martina McCann

 

RESPONDENT:                  Fiona Baxter

 

 

 

DECISION

The claimant’s claim of unfair dismissal by the respondent is dismissed.  No Order for costs.

 

Constitution of Tribunal:          

Chairman:                                 Mrs M Watson

Panel Members:                        Mr J Devlin

                                                 

Appearances:

 

The claimant did not appear and was not represented.

 

The respondent did not appear and was not represented.

 

 

1.          There was no appearance by either party.  The claimant’s representative had come off record some time ago because they had not had any contact with her for some time.  The respondent’s Solicitor had made written submissions to the tribunal.

2.          The tribunal decided to dispose of the proceedings under Rule 27(5) of the Industrial Tribunal (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005.

3.          In disposing of the proceedings, the tribunal considered the information in its possession under Rule 27(6).  This included a letter sent by fax and received on
1 June 2010 from the respondent’s Solicitors.

4.          The letter referred the tribunal to a previous letter dated 21 May 2010 they had sent requesting that the claim be struck out for want of prosecution by the claimant who had failed to comply with an earlier tribunal Order for Discovery.

5.          The respondent also applied for the respondent’s costs to date and requested that the letter be treated as written submissions to save further costs.

6.          Under Rule 38(a) of the 2005 Regulations, no costs shall be made unless the tribunal has given the party against whom the Order may be made, the opportunity to give reasons why the Order should not be made.

7.          The claimant has not responded to any of the previous correspondence sent to her by anyone, including her own legal representatives and the tribunal.

8.          In all the circumstances, the tribunal determined that the most appropriate and cost efficient way to dispose of this claim is to dismiss it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chairman:

 

 

Date and place of hearing:  2 June 2010, Belfast              

 

 

Date decision recorded in register and issued to parties:

 


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