Mr N Kirkland v DLSH Ltd

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102867/2025 Held in Edinburgh on 6 and 7 January 2026 Employment Judge A Jones Mr N Kirkland Claimant Represented by: Ms K Foote (partner) DLSH Ltd Respondent Represented by: Mr C Brown, Solicitor

JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL The claimant was unfairly dismissed by the respondent, the claimant contributed to his dismissal to the extent of 50% and the respondent is ordered to pay compensation in the sum of £5961.41 (FIVE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-ONE POUNDS STERLING AND FORTY-ONE PENCE) net to the claimant. The Recoupment regulations apply to the compensatory award. The prescr...

REASONS Introduction

1. The claimant presented a claim on 12 August 2025 complaining that he had been unfairly dismissed by the respondent. The respondent resisted the claim. The claimant was represented by his partner who was a lay representative. The respondent was represented by professional agents. Case management orders were made for the preparations for the hearing. The claimant’s representative complied with...

2. The solicitor for the respondent at the final hearing could give no explanation as to why there had been a failure to comply with the Tribunal’s orders or respond to correspondence. There had been no effort by the respondent’s agents to co-operate with the claimant whatsoever and therefore two bundles of almost identical documents were produced at the final hearing. The respondent’s represen...