Brian Rowe v Ashmore Group PLC & Ors
The Tribunal failed to properly identify and engage with the claimant's pleaded case, conducted a summary assessment of disputed facts, and did not provide adequate reasons for imposing the deposit order. The order was therefore quashed.
- Parties
- Appellant: Mr Brian Rowe; Respondent: Ashmore Group PLC; Respondent: Mr Robert Edwards; Respondent: Mrs Alexandra Autrey
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 11 October 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Employment Appeal / Judgment on Appeal Against Deposit Order
- Outcome
- appeal allowed
- Legal Topics
- Deposit Orders, Preliminary Hearings, Direct Discrimination, Harassment, Victimisation, Unlawful Deduction of Wages, Disability Discrimination, Reasonable Adjustments, Whistleblowing
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Parties
Mr Brian Rowe
Appellant
Ashmore Group PLC
Respondent
Mr Robert Edwards
Respondent
Mrs Alexandra Autrey
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Employment Appeal / Judgment on Appeal Against Deposit Order
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the Employment Tribunal erred in imposing a deposit order on the claimant's claims
- 2 Whether the Tribunal failed to properly identify or characterise the claimant's case
- 3 Whether the Tribunal conducted a summary trial of disputed facts
Ratio Decidendi
The Tribunal failed to properly identify and engage with the claimant's pleaded case, conducted a summary assessment of disputed facts, and did not provide adequate reasons for imposing the deposit order. The order was therefore quashed.
Court Disposition
appeal allowed
Orders
- deposit order quashed
- any sums paid by the claimant to be repaid
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