Mr R Hartigan v The Financial Reporting Council Ltd

Case Numbers: 2204022/2023

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS

OPEN PRELIMINARY HEARING Claimant Mr R Hartigan Represented by In person Respondent The Financial Reporting Council Ltd Represented by Ms T Barsam of Counsel Employment Judge Ms A Stewart (sitting alone) Held at: London Central by CVP on: 12 September 2023

JUDGEMENT 1 The Claimant’s application at the start of today’s hearing, for its postponement, is refused. 2 The Respondent’s application, under Rule 37 of the ET Rules 2013, to have the Claimant’s complaints struck out because he has no reasonable prospect of showing that he made a qualifying disclosure, within the meaning of section 43B(1)(b) of the Employment Rights Act 1996, is refused. 3 Th...

2022. The dispute today centres on the definition of what constitutes a disclosure ‘qualifying for protection’ under section 43B of the Employment Rights Act 1996. The Respondent contends that the ‘policy/directive/guidelines’ alleged to have been breached, did not have legal 1 Case Numbers: 2204022/2023 force and do not create a legal obligation. The Claimant contends that the Respondent, as a...