LIST OF CASES / Ministry of Defence v Fletcher EAT 2009

EAT on 9th October 2009, reported at [2010] IRLR 25

NOTES

MOD v Fletcher EAT on 9th October 2009reported at [2009]

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Representation:

Miss Monica Carss-Frisk QC and Mr Ashley Serr instructed by The Treasury Solicitors, Litigation and Employment, One Kemble Street, London WC2B 4TS appeared for the Ministry of Defence.

Mr John MacKenzie (Solicitor) of Messrs John Mackenzie Solicitors, Rotherfield House , 7 Fairmile, Henley on Thames, Oxon RG9 2JR appeared for Ms Fletcher.

An aexample of a case in which:-

an award of "aggravated damages" made by an employment tribunal was too high, being based partially on irrelevant matters and suffering from overlap with other awards, and in which "exemplary damages" were not appropriate as to attract them the conduct of the wrongdoer must be "conscious and contumelious"

For relevant general notes see Compensation/aggravated damages

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prepared October 2009