Ms A Byczko v Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust [2026] EAT 167
The Employment Appeal Tribunal dismissed the appeal against strike-out after repeated efforts to clarify the claims. It did not decide the underlying discrimination, dismissal or whistleblowing allegations.
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has upheld the decision to strike out Ms A Byczko’s claims against Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust after repeated preliminary hearings and extensive judicial assistance failed to clarify the issues for trial.
The judgment in Ms A Byczko v Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust [2026] EAT 167 was handed down on 2 November 2026, following an appeal hearing on 7 October 2026. Andrew Burns KC, sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court, dismissed the appeal against Employment Judge Dunlop’s judgment, which had been sent to the parties on 25 November 2024.