Latest EAT Judgments- Simpson v Endsleigh Insurance Services Ltd & Ors [2010] UKEAT 0544_09_2708 (27 August 2010)
- JP Morgan Europe Ltd v. Chweidan [2010] UKEAT 0286_09_2608 (26 August 2010)
- Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce v. A Beck [2010] UKEAT 0141_10_2408 (24 August 2010)
- West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust v. Evans [2010] UKEAT 0398_09_1908 (19 August 2010)
- Community Dental Centres Ltd v. Sultan- Darmon [2010] UKEAT 0532_09_1208 (12 August 2010)
- St Andrews Catholic Primary School & Ors v Blundell [2010] UKEAT 0330_09_0608 (6 August 2010)
- Brownbill & Ors v St Helens & Knowsley Hospital NHS Trust [2010] UKEAT 0074_10_0608 (6 August 2010)
- Wilson Devonald Ltd v Suckling [2010] UKEAT 0131_10_0308 (3 August 2010)
- Carclo Technical Plastics Ltd v. Jeyanthikumar [2010] UKEAT 0129_10_0308 (3 August 2010)
- Parfums Givenchy Ltd v Finch [2010] UKEAT 0517_09_3007 (30 July 2010)
Category Archives: Employment Tribunal
Bumper year for Acas
The 2009/2010 report for Acas has been released. It reveals the service: dealt with over 900 collective actions (usually industrial action or collective redundancies); provided conciliation in over 85,000 employment tribunal actions – its highest ever number, and 13% more … Continue reading
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Costs against a fraudulent or lying Claimant
In Nicolson Highlandwear Ltd v Nicolson (Practice and Procedure : Costs) [2010] UKEAT the tribunal found that the Claimant’s dismissal, whilst automatically unfair, was by reason of his “prima facie fraudulent intromissions with the Respondent Company’s business”, and his compensation … Continue reading
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Contingency fees in employment – Law Society wades in…
…with both a practice note for firms undertaking what are now called “Damages Based Agreements”, and a call to the (by now old) government to repeal the regulations governing their use. By way of reminder, the charging of a contingency … Continue reading
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Butterworths Employment Law Handbook 2010
Butterworths Employment Law Handbook is the reference for most employment lawyers. Most lawyers will buy theirs from a traditional legal bookseller, where this year the RRP is £90. Instead, why not buy for a 25% discount, £67.50 including delivery, from … Continue reading
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Contingency Fee Agreements – final regulations unveiled
The use of contingency fees (where the representative charges a proportion of the amount recovered) in employment tribunal claims is now on a statutory footing, and is regulated. From 6th April 2010 the Damages-Based Agreements Regulations 2010 (which can be … Continue reading
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Riam Dean wins disability claim against Abercrombie & Fitch
Riam Dean’s disability discrimination claim against Abercrombie & Fitch alleged that she had been pulled from the shop floor back to the stockroom: her prosthetic arm didn’t accord with the company’s “look” policy. The tribunal has found in her favour … Continue reading
Peninsula – apparent bias by Employment Judge
A number of sources have picked up on the recent case in the EAT concerning Peninsula Business Services, and their (now successful) claim that an Employment Judge should have recused himself on the basis of apparent bias against them. By … Continue reading
Acas Annual Report 2008/2009
Acas have released their annual report, and many of the statistics make for interesting reading. It shows that the number 0f claims referred to them by the Employment Tribunals fell overall from 151,249 in 2007/2008 to 138,535 in 2008/2009 (that … Continue reading
Supreme Court opens its doors to journalists
The new Supreme Court, set to open for business in October, has been showing journalists round the refurbished Middlesex Guildhall. The BBC has lots of photographs, well seven anyway, whilst the Times reckons the building lacks the ‘wow’ factor. Personally, … Continue reading
Costs in the Employment Tribunal
Two recently reported decisions on costs Daleside Nursing Home Ltd v Mathew [2009] UKEAT and Verma v. Harrogate & District NHS Foundation Trust & Anor [2009] UKEAT. By way of reminder, the jurisdiction to order costs in the Tribunal arises in the … Continue reading