Latest EAT Judgments- Trafford Borough Council v S Cooksey & Ors (GMB Claimants) & Ors [2012] UKEAT 0255_11_1805 (18 May 2012)
- Market One Europe LLP v Rojas (Unfair Dismissal : Reason for dismissal including substantial other) [2012] UKEAT 0307_11_1405 (14 May 2012)
- Konczak v BAE Systems (Operations) Ltd (Practice and Procedure : Compromise) [2012] UKEAT 0498_11_0305 (3 May 2012)
- Hudson v The Department for Work and Pensions [2012] UKEAT 0397_11_0305 (3 May 2012)
- Sunderland City Council v Brennan & Ors (Practice and Procedure : Contribution) [2011] UKEAT 0288_11_0205 (2 May 2012)
- Brennan & Ors v Sunderland City Council & Ors (Practice and Procedure : Contribution) [2011] UKEAT 0286_11_0205 (2 May 2012)
- Cartwright v Kings College London [2012] UKEAT 0565_11_3004 (30 April 2012)
- Clyde & Co Llp v Winkelhof [2012] UKEAT 0568_11_2604 (26 April 2012)
- Quashie v Stringfellows Restaurants Ltd (Jurisdictional Points : Worker, employee or neither) [2012] UKEAT 0289_11_2604 (26 April 2012 )
- Rahman v Commissioner Of Police Of The Metropolis & Anor (Race Discrimination : Direct) [2012] UKEAT 0076_09_2504 (25 April 2012)
Category Archives: Employment Tribunal
No legal advice privilege for non-lawyers
I like to bang on about employment law provision by non-lawyers, and the case of Howes v. Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council [2008] UKEAT brings up a problem that will no doubt be raised again as the range of providers … Continue reading
Contingency fees in the ET to be abolished?
No-one’s daring to say so, but a press release by the Ministry of Justice is reviewing the whole caboodle. Some solicitors are getting worried. A contingency fee is where the solicitor’s fee is a percentage of what he recovers for the client. In my … Continue reading
EAT Judgments
I’m delighted that I’ve at last spent 30 seconds stealing being inspired by Nick Holmes‘ use of a Yahoo Pipe to provide a good rss feed from bailii. The fruits of my labours are available on the side bar, or … Continue reading
Strike out
Croke v Leeds City Council [2008] UKEAT 0512_07_2905 is a good example of a Tribunal’s decision to strike out (without hearing evidence) a discrimination case which had no reasonable prospect of success being upheld. A strike out is a draconian … Continue reading
Acas consults on draft Code of Practice on discipline and grievance
The Code is intended to come into force in April 2009 at the same time as the abolition of the hated statutory Dispute Resolution procedures, and is currently open for consultation. Acas have taken the tack of having two documents – … Continue reading
Unfair Dismissal – Burden of Proof
My earlier assurances that my blogging wouldn’t be interrupted by work have been shown to be completely hollow – over two weeks have passed since my last post. And it’s not even as if there’s been nothing to report. Favourite … Continue reading
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Law in the 21st Century
The Law21 blog, and this post in particular, should be compulsory reading for any member of the British legal profession. The focus on new provision of legal services tends to concentrate on work for individuals – divorces, probate, and so … Continue reading
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Crystal Ball
Blogger Head of Legal, who like me must be sad enough to browse case reports that fall outside his area of expertise, comments on the odd result in Richmond Adult Community College v McDougall [2008] EWCA Civ 4. The actual … Continue reading
Employment Judges
Employment tribunal chairmen are now renamed Employment Judges – a change which highlights the change in philosophy and attitude in the Tribunal, which seems to completely contrast with the changes occuring in the ‘normal’ courts system. The tribunal is supposed … Continue reading
Annual Limits Review
Time for the annual review of financial limits. The two biggies: The cap on a week’s pay when calculating redundancy payments (or the basic award for unfair dismissal) goes up to £330; The maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal is … Continue reading