issue with disclosure - county court

[seftonview]

I am at the stage of issing a claim relating to sex discrimination in the provision of services. Briefly the circumstances are:

 

A is the service provider. A has instructed B as their agent in the course of provision of the service. B employs C.

 

C commits the discriminatory act. Accordingly A is liable as the service provider, and B/C are liable for aiding unlawful acts etc.

 

I was able to obtain the contact particulars of A for the purpose of statutory questions and letter of claim. I asked A to disclose the particulars of B and C, in order to intimate claims for aiding unlawful acts etc. A has deliberately evaded disclosing those details.

 

How can I go about compelling A to disclose the particulars of B and C? I am familiar with Norwich Pharmacal orders, but my (potentially incorrect) understanding is that, for this to be the correct type of order, A would have to be no more than a mere bystander.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

SV

[postggj]

Their is no such thing now as the sex discrimination act

 

it is now the equalities act 2010

 

not being intrusive but can you elaborate on the discriminatory act

[seftonview]

Thanks for the reply postggj. I didn't refer to the SDA1975, only to the fact that the act amounts to sex discrimination. Apologies if my post was confusing. I don't want to give huge amounts of detail because of the novelty of the situation, to prevent the opponents being able to identify the case. However I will briefly say it relates to a refusal to admit a female to a "gay bar" on grounds of her sex.

 

SV

[postggj]

have a look at cpr 31.16

 

pre action disclosure

[seftonview]

I've looked at CPR31.16, however I'm not entirely confident that would be the correct type of application to make - it is not disclosure of documents per se that I am seeking; simply the name and address of potential other Defendants. I don't want to b*llocks things up by making an inappropriate/incorrect application.

 

SV

[postggj]

have you spoke to hr (personnel) on company a

[seftonview]

A is a very small, owner run business. I am unfamiliar with their staffing structure, but they have failed to respond substantively to any of the pre-action correspondence to date; including my requests for dislosure of particulars of B and C. They appear to be being deliberately evasive.

[postggj]

do you have any indapendant witness

[seftonview]

Yes. To clafiy though, I'm not looking for advice as to the merits of the claim at the moment; just some procedural advice..