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Case Summaries

This section contains 100’s of professionally prepared case summaries relevant to employment law. They report decisions from the tribunals and courts of the UK and Europe and are updated as important new cases arise.

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Title Case Date
Barry v Southwark London Borough Council - meaning of "worker"
Blockbuster Entertainment v James - strike out orders - Court of Appeal 25.5.06
Bissonauth v. The Sugar Fund Insurance Board (Mauritius ) - failure to consult before dismissal - Privy Council 19.3.07
Beattie v Leicester City Council - teaching support staff were employed by Governing Bodies, not Local Education Authority
Baird v Thurrock Borough Council, Court of Appeal on 7th Nov 2005, PI case sent back to County Court for retrial - new on BAILII website 22/12/05
Booth v United Kingdom - widow's pension and sex discrimination
Blackgrove v The United Kingdom, ECtHR - UK Benefits Agency in (relatively minor) breach of Art 14 of the Human Rights Convention
Beaver Management Services Ltd v Acheson - automatically unfair dismissal and the "but for" test
Bianca Brandes v Land Niedersachsen Leave accrued but untaken not subject to reduction when hours reduce
Bijlani v Stewart QC & Ors
Bates v Liverpool City Council - demotion and constructive dismissal - EAT 25.1.07
BRB (Residuary) Ltd v Connex South Eastern Train Co) Ltd - entitlement to indemnity survived mistake, due to Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978 - 23.5.08
Best Buy Co Inc & Anor v Worldwide Sales Corporation Espana SL - threats of litigation and the "without prejudice" rule
Beardshall v Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council & Ors - genuine ill health should be investigated
Bartlett & Others v Secretary of State for Work & Pensions - DLA is "special benefit" and can lawfully be made subject to residence requirements
Bolton School v Evans - whistleblowing - CA 15.11.06