AP (Appellant) v BP International Limited and others (Respondents)

Case summary

Case ID

UKSC/2025/0184

Parties

Appellant(s)

AP

Respondent(s)

BP International Limited

Sanderson Recruitment Plc

Xcede Holdings Group

Issue

Was the Court of Appeal correct to dismiss the Appellant’s appeals for lack of jurisdiction?

Facts

The Appellant brought multiple claims against the Respondents in the Employment Tribunal (“ET”). In February 2025, the proceedings against the Second Respondent were dismissed at a preliminary hearing. The final hearing is listed from 3 to 6 November 2026 to hear a claim for direct disability discrimination against the First Respondent and a claim for direct race discrimination against the Third Respondent. The Appellant sought to appeal various orders and decisions made by the ET to the Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”). The Appellant then sought to appeal matters from both the ET and the EAT to the Court of Appeal. These include case management orders adopting a list of issues; a deposit order; the treatment of a third-party joinder application; communications regarding extensions of time to file an appeal; and decisions under rule 3(7) of the Employment Appeal Tribunal Rules 1993 not to take further action with respect to a notice of appeal. The Court of Appeal refused to hear most of the appeals for lack of jurisdiction. The Appellant now appeals to the Supreme Court.

Date of issue

6 November 2025

Case origin

PTA

Permission to Appeal

Justices

Lord Sales

Lord Richards

Lady Simler

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