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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
Redfearn v Serco Ltd - CA 30.3.06
Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council v Scanlon - "causation test" in whistleblowing and victimisation case - EAT 22.5.07
Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council v Bainbridge & Ors - for equal pay purposes a lower graded job can be "rated as equivalent" if it is higher paid - Court of Appeal 21.9.07
Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council v Bainbridge & ors
Reaney v Hereford Diocesan Board of Finance - Sexual Orientation and the genuine occupational requirement exemption
Readman v Devon Primary Care Trust - the reasonableness of refusing suitable alternative employment
RDF Media Group Plc v Clements - the mutual obligation of trust and confidence - QBD 5.12.07
Razzaq v General Medical Council - striking off order confirmed - High Court 6.6.06
Razak v Home Office - applicant fails on judicial review of refused work permit application.
Rayment v Ministry of Defence - a rare example of a (partially) successful civil claim under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997
Ravat v Halliburton Ltd - to "ordinarily work in GB" a claimant must fall within one of the three categories of employee set out in Serco v Lawson
Ratcliffe v Secretary of State for Defence [2009] EWCA Civ 39 - validity of old rules refusing war pension to unmarried partner of serviceman
Rank Nemo (DMS) Ltd & Ors v Coutinho - ex-employee may claim victimisation, as well as enforcing judgment to secure unpaid compensation
Ralph v United Kingdom - no sex discrimination in refusal to pay Widows' Pension to a man - ECtHR - 2.9.08
Raja v the Secretary of State for Justice - interim relief in whistleblowing (and other) cases
Rainbow v. Milton Keynes Council - Bedford Employment Tribunal, Case No.1200104/07 - AgeBusterswebsite 2.9.08
Rahman v (1) Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis (2) Home Secretary - national security procedures & special advocates
Raggett v John Lewis Plc - should costs awards include a sum for VAT?
Radley v DWP - ET delay and loss of notes not themsleves enough to persuade EAT to allow an appeal - new on EAT website 7.10.2005
Radakovits v Abbey National Plc - tribunals are not obliged to actively look for every potential ground to refuse jurisdiction