Mr E Downard v Queen Margaret University

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8002402/2025 Held in Edinburgh by Cloud Video Platform (CVP) on 20 January 2026 Employment Judge S MacLean Mr Edward Downard Claimant In Person Queen Margaret University Respondent Represented by: Ms C Jamieson - Solicitor

JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL The judgment of the Employment Tribunal is that the claim is res judicata. The Tribunal accordingly has no jurisdiction to consider it, and the claim is dismissed.

REASONS Introduction

1. This was a preliminary hearing arranged to decide whether (1) the claim submitted to the Tribunal on 7 October 2025 in which the claimant complains of unfair dismissal and disability discrimination should be struck out or dismissed for lack of jurisdiction on the basis that it has already been brought, compromised and resolved with the assistance of ACAS by means of a COT3 agreement; and (2)...

2. The claimant represented himself. Ms Jamieson represented the respondent. She had prepared a set of documents for the hearing, a copy of which had been provided to the claimant in advance. The claimant confirmed that there was no other documentation to which he wished to refer.