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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
McCormack v Hamilton Academical Football Club Ltd - duty of implied trust and confidence is mutual
MR D BLACKBURN V ALDI STORES LTD - failure to adhere to grievance procedure is capable of amounting to breach of trust and confidence
Ministry of Defence v Radclyffe - an army officer who is off duty nevertheless owes a duty of care to his subordinates
Miles v Gilbank - when can a manager be jointly and severally liable for sex discrimination - and when should the "top band" award be aplied for injury to feelings - CA 11.5.06
Milson v Hope - statutory minimum notice
McBride v The Body Shop International Plc - libellous document disclosed in tribunal proceedings - High Court (QBD) 10.7.07
Mitie Security London Ltd v Ibrahim - employee who was informed he "could be dismissed" was not actually dismissed
Madeley & anor. v HMRC - Agency fees allowable against schedule E income - Special Commissioners of Income Tax Decisions 8.6.06
Moreno v Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (INSS) - increased contribution period for part timers in breach of Equal Treatment directive
McLean v Rainbow Homeloans Ltd - assertion of statutory right as reason for dismissal - EAT 15.9.06
Mountford v Newlands School and Anor - vicarious liability of employer - CA 24.1.07
Ministry of Defence v Wallis & Anor - territorial jurisdiction of British tribunals (slightly) extended
McNamee v United Kingdom - dismissal of widow's benefit discrimination claim - ECtHR 27.3.08
Marrion & Ors, R (on app'n of) v Boards of Medical Referees - unfitness for operational firefighting "lynchpin" of disability benefit scheme
Meliha Veli Mustafa v Direktor na fond'Garantirani ... - member states not required to provide guarantees for claims at every stage
Mitchell v Barratt Homes (Leeds) Ltd - challenge to EAT's initial rejection of appeal should, in first instance, be by Rule 3(10) hearing
Mattern and Cikotic v Ministre du Travail et de l'emploi - freedom of movement - ECJ case C-10/05 on 30.3.06
McKie v Swindon College - ex-employer liable for damaging information about ex-employee, even if not contained in formal reference
Milford Haven Port Authority v UNITE - technicalities of notice by a union to an employer about impending industrial action
MOD v Fletcher - tribunal erred in making awards of aggravated and exemplary damages