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Duncombe, Fletcher & Others v Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families - tribunal jurisdiction in cases with a foreign element.
Cases - Other - 14/12/09
The principles laid down by the House of Lords in the Lawson v Serco case (regarding jurisdiction of employment tribunals in cases with an overseas element) apply to cases brought under UK statutes. Therefore they do not apply to claims which could be founded on a directly enforceable right under EU law or to breach of contract claims. They do apply to "ordinary" unfair dismissal claims.
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Sahota v Home Office and Pipkin - IVF treatment and sex discrimination/harassment
Cases - Employment Appeal Tribunal - 15/12/09
IVF is a form of medical treatment for infertility and should not of itself be treated as equivalent to pregnancy. Absence due to IVF treatment therefore generally falls to be treated as sickness absence in the usual way.
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Ladele v London Borough of Islington - no religious discrimination against registrar
Cases - Other - 15/12/09
Discipline for refusal of Registrar, on religious grounds, to officiate at civil partnerships was not religious discrimination, but action based on her conduct.
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British Airways in legal challenge to strike
Newspapers and BBC - 15/12/09
British Airways PLC says it is seeking a court injunction to stop the planned strike by cabin staff after the Unite union ignored a 2 p.
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Harman questioned on EHRC chief executive £1,000 per day salary
Other Official Documents - 15/12/09
Row over top jobs at the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
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St Albans' Girl School v Neary - no costs order against party "pitched against their will" into costs-bearing jurisdiction
Cases - Other - 20/11/09
Where a party is "pitched against their will" from a costs-free to a costs-bearing jurisdiction, there should be usually be no order for costs made against them.
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Industrious Ltd v (1) Horizon Recruitment Ltd (2) Vincent - tribunal had jurisdiction to consider validity of Compromise Agreement
Cases - Employment Appeal Tribunal - 11/12/09
An employment tribunal has jurisdiction to ensure that a purported Compromise Agreement is genuinely valid, which includes considering whether or not it was entered into under a misrepresentation.
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