Ms L Furbacher v London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council

The Employment Appeal Tribunal allowed an appeal against refusal to amend a claim. The amendment to add termination of agency engagement is permitted.

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has allowed an appeal by Ms Laura Furbacher. She challenged a decision of Employment Judge Shaw dated 16 December 2024 that had refused her application to amend her claim.

The claimant had brought a detriment claim for protected disclosures and an automatic unfair dismissal claim. She applied to amend the unfair dismissal claim to add termination of agency engagement.