Mr S Knuckey v London Fire Commissioner

Case Number: 2300750/2023

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Mr S Knuckey Respondent: London Fire Commissioner Heard at: Remote hearing On: 22 May 2024 Before: Employment Judge Harrington Appearances For the Claimant: Mrs S Mitchell, Lay Representative For the Respondent: Mr B Amunwa, Counsel

JUDGMENT 1 At all relevant times, the Claimant was not disabled as defined by Section 6 of the Equality Act 2010. 2 Accordingly, the Claimant’s claim for disability discrimination is not well founded and is dismissed.

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT The numbers in square brackets refer to pages within the agreed preliminary hearing bundle. Introduction 1 This case comes before me today as an Open Preliminary Hearing to determine the question of disability. 2 By way of background the Claimant, Mr Knuckey, presented claims of unfair dismissal and disability discrimination to the Tribunal in an ET1 received on 16 February...

at the relevant time(s) and whether or not he had an excluded disability.’ [96] 14 As stated, the alleged disabilities relied upon are depression and anxiety and chronic pain. 15 The hearing was conducted remotely with Mr Amunwa of Counsel representing the Respondent and the Claimant represented by his mother, Mrs Mitchell. I was provided with the preliminary hearing bundle (including the Claim...