Franklin Paterson Wandji Mboungueng v Severn Trent Water Limited

Why this matter warrants attention

Misrepresented: Case Law | The Claimant cited an incorrect EAT reference and asserted that the case held that a technical omission should not override hearing serious discrimination allegations. The Tribunal found that the correct reference was PA/1281/02/MAA and that the case instead concerned the strict application of time limits, subject to exceptional circumstances, not discrimination allegations. Outcome: The application to set aside the dismissal was refused. No sanction or monetary penalty was imposed for the inaccurate authorities, but the Tribunal warned that further serious inaccuracies could result in strike-out for scandalous or unreasonable conduct.. The Claimant relied on several authorities that were either non-existent, incorrectly cited, or materially misrepresented. The Employment Judge strongly suspected that AI had been used but did not determine this conclusively. The Tribunal explained that using AI was not itself improper, but submitting unchecked and misleading authorities was a serious problem. The inaccurate references did not affect the refusal of the application, and the Tribunal made no orders on its own initiative, while warning that further similar conduct could lead to strike-out.