Dr Beena Kumari v Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

The EAT dismissed Dr Kumari’s appeal on recusal and on excluding a related tribunal judgment. It held the tribunal at the final hearing will decide any relevance and weight.

The Employment Appeal Tribunal gave judgment on 23 July 2026. It dismissed an appeal by Dr Beena Kumari against case management decisions in her Employment Tribunal claim.

The appeal challenged refusals to recuse the judge and lay members who had sat in the separate Benaris case. It also sought to exclude the Benaris judgment from her hearing. The EAT held there was no real possibility of bias and that recusal was not required.