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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
Unite v Cadbury Trebor Bassett - majority non-membership of union is not automatically majority non-support for recognition - CAC 3.8.07
Unite v Kettle Foods Limited - petition demonstrates majority in favour - CAC 13.8.07
Unite v Newsquest (Worcester) Ltd - duty to negotiation under Information & Consultation Regulations - CAC 6.8.07
Unite v Pierhead Housing Association - majority support for collective bargaining - CAC 31.7.07
Unite v Pierhead Housing Association - whether to hold a ballot when deciding on trade union recognition - CAC 20.8.07
Unite v The College of Law - recognition of law tutors as bargaining unit - CAC 4.7.07
Unite v Tyco Electronics - recognition of bargaining unit, CAC inquiries - CAC 25.7.07
Unite, McCartney & Ors v Nortel Networks UK Ltd (in adminstration) - money claim can only proceed against company in administration if "exceptional"
United Grand Lodge of England v Daley - tribunal must consider procedural and contributory fault issues when deciding dismissal was unfair
United Grand Lodge of England v Daley - tribunal must consider procedural and contributory fault issues when deciding dismissal was unfair - EAT 24.8.07
United Kingdom v Council of the European Union - ECJ Case C-77/05, 10.7.07
United Learning Trust v Rose
United States of America v Nolan - in a collective redundancy situation, when exactly does the consultation obligation arise?
United States of America v Nolan - perfectly acceptable to "twin track" remitted hearing to tribunal and reference to CJEC
United States of America v Nolan - public bodies and the Collective Redundancies Directive
United States of America v Nolan EAT - conditions for qualifying as an "appropriate representative" of employees for redundancy consultation
University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust v Williams - "reasonably practicable" and "such further period as is reasonable" are not the same
University of London v Zaman - no automatic issue estoppel preventing a breach of contract claim where a discrimination/victimisation claim has failed
University of Stirling v University & College Union - ending of fixed term contracts is not redundancy triggering consultation requirements
Upper Tribunal Case CP/1161/2007 - male to female transgender person's right to state retirement pension