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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
Woods v W M Car Services (Peterborough) Ltd CA 1982 28/06/1982
Williams v Compair Maxam Ltd 1982 22/01/1982
Worringham & Humphreys v Lloyds Bank Ltd 1982 10/12/1981
Wiltshire CC v National Assoc of Teachers 1980 25/01/1980
Wigan Borough Council v Davies 1979 26/01/1979
Walls Meat Co Ltd v Khan CA 1979 24/10/1978
Wood v York City Council 1978 28/02/1978
Western Excavating (ECC) Ltd v Sharp CA 1978 14/11/1977
Wilson v Maynard Shipping Consultants AB 1978 11/11/1977
Wilson v Racher 1974 15/02/1974
WRN Ltd v Ayris - restrictive covenants were too wide to be enforceable - QBD 21.5.08
Wright, Jummun, Quinn and Gambier v DoH and DES - POVA rules are incompatible with Human Rights Act - QBD 16.11.06
Wright v Stoddard International Plc & Anor - pleural plaques are not de minimis injury, they are not damage at all - Court of Session 23.10.07
Wright v North Ayrshire Council - employer's fundamental breach is cause for constructive dismissal despite other reasons for resignation
Wright & Others, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Health - POVA list justified under ECHR Article 8 - Court of Appeal 24.10.07
Wray v. The University of the West Indies (Jamaica) - demoted professor - Privy Council 7.3.07
World of Home Improvements Ltd v J Cooper-Frewer (Debarred) - rare example of fresh evidence allowed on appeal
Working Links (Employment) Ltd v PCSU - union must be recognised in relation to affected employees for s.188 claim
Woodward v Abbey National PLC - post termination claim (alleged whistleblowing resulting in bad reference) - CA on 22.6.06
Woodward v Abbey National plc