Mrs S E Hastings v Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4103448/2023 5 Held in Glasgow via Cloud Video Platform (CVP) on 20 June 2024 Employment Judge Cowen Members Mr J McCaig & Mrs J Lindsay 10 Mrs S Hastings Claimant Represented by: Miss A O’Donnell – Solicitor 15 Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs Respondent Represented by: Mr R Ashmore - Solicitor

20 JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL The Respondent shall pay the Claimant expenses in the sum of £15,141.

REASONS Background

1. Following a judgment of the Tribunal dated 1 March 2024 upholding the 25 Claimant’s claim for disability discrimination and awarding compensation; By way of a written application dated 28 March 2024, the Claimant made a claim under r.76 Employment Tribunal Rules, for expenses.

2. The Tribunal received a response to the expenses application from the Respondent dated 4 April 2024, setting out their grounds of objection to the 30 application and giving their consent for the matter to be dealt with on the papers. The Claimant also agreed to a paper consideration on 12 April 2024. The Tribunal therefore met by CVP on 20 June 2024 to consider the application and give the f...