Cases within L

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  London Ambulance Service v Charlton and others [1992] IRLR 510 EAT (1 report relating to this case)

  • London Ambulance Service v Charlton and others

    Date:

    1 November 1992

    In London Ambulance Service v Charlton and others [1992] IRLR 510 EAT, the EAT held that the Industrial Tribunal had not erred in law in holding that the respondent union officials had met the requirements for paid time off under the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act, section 27(1)(a) in respect of their attendance at a meeting of a committee set up by the union to coordinate the activities of its district committees within the London Ambulance Service.

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  London Borough of Hackney v Sivanandan and others [2011] IRLR 740 EAT (1 report relating to this case)

  In London Borough of Hackney v Sivanandan and others [2013] IRLR 408 CA, the Court of Appeal upheld the Employment Appeal Tribunal ruling that, where there are multiple respondents and particular loss cannot be attributed to one party, employment tribunals must award compensation on a joint and several liability basis, meaning that the claimant can claim the entire amount from any respondent.

  • "Indivisible damage" to claimant must be compensated on joint and several liability basis

    Date:

    7 June 2011

    The Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that, where there are multiple respondents and particular loss cannot be attributed to one party, employment tribunals must award compensation on a joint and several liability basis, meaning that the claimant can claim the entire amount from any respondent. 

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  London Borough of Harrow v Knight [2003] IRLR 140 EAT (1 report relating to this case)

  • Whistleblowing update

    Date:

    18 August 2006

    Legislation protecting whistleblowers was introduced seven years ago. This article reviews the legislation and considers some of the substantial body of case law arising out of it. It also looks at the components of an effective whistleblowing policy.

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  London Borough of Islington v Ladele and Liberty [2009] IRLR 154 EAT (1 report relating to this case)

  • Religious discrimination: A Christian registrar disciplined for refusing to undertake civil partnership duties was not subjected to religious discrimination

    Date:

    23 February 2009

    In London Borough of Islington v Ladele EAT/0453/08, the EAT overturned the employment tribunal decision that a Christian registrar who was disciplined for refusing to undertake civil partnership duties was subjected to religious discrimination.

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  London Borough of Lewisham v Malcolm [2008] IRLR 700 HL (1 report relating to this case)

  • Disability discrimination: House of Lords overturns Clark v Novacold

    Date:

    29 September 2008

    In London Borough of Lewisham v Malcolm [2008] IRLR 700, the House of Lords held that the comparator for the purposes of disability-related discrimination should be construed narrowly, contrary to the Court of Appeal ruling in Clark v TDG t/a Novacold. It also held that disability discrimination cannot be established unless the alleged discriminator knew that the complainant was disabled.

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  London Borough of Southwark v Ayton EAT/515/03 (1 report relating to this case)

  • London Borough of Southwark v Ayton

    Date:

    31 December 2003

    In London Borough of Southwark v Ayton EAT/515/03, the Employment Appeal Tribunal upheld an employment tribunal's reasoning in finding victimisation and its recommendation that the respondent should arrange training in respect of racial awareness for the person held to have victimised the claimant, but remitted the claim to the employment tribunal to consider whether the allegation made by the claimant was false and not made in good faith.

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  London Borough of Waltham Forest v Omilaju [2005] IRLR 35 CA (1 report relating to this case)

  • Constructive dismissal: Last straw must contribute to breach of trust and confidence

    Date:

    24 December 2004

    In London Borough of Waltham Forest v Omilaju, the Court of Appeal holds that conduct by an employer amounting to the "last straw" for the purposes of a finding of constructive dismissal must be the last in a series of actions which cumulatively amount to a repudiatory breach of the implied term of trust and confidence.

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  London Metropolitan University v Sackur and others EAT/0286/06 (2 reports relating to this case)

  • TUPE case law update

    Date:

    2 February 2007

    This article looks at some of the important judgments in the area of the transfer of undertakings over the past year.

  • Transfer of undertakings: 'ETO' defence does not apply to harmonisation involving no workforce changes

    Date:

    29 December 2006

    In London Metropolitan University v Sackur and others EAT/0286/06, the Employment Appeal Tribunal has confirmed that standardisation of employees' terms is not of itself sufficient to give rise to an ETO defence.

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  London Probation Board v Kirkpatrick [2005] IRLR 443 EAT (1 report relating to this case)

  • Continuity of employment: Continuity preserved when reinstated on internal appeal

    Date:

    13 May 2005

    In London Probation Board v Kirkpatrick, the EAT holds that the tribunal was correct to conclude that it is open to the parties to agree reinstatement as a matter of contract. Such an agreement, albeit made after the break in employment has taken place, fills in the gap for the purposes of computing the period of continuous employment, under s.212 of the Employment Rights Act 1996.

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  London Underground Ltd v Edwards (No 2) [1997] IRLR 157 EAT (1 report relating to this case)

  • Sex discrimination: Comparing proportionate impact of "requirement or condition"

    Date:

    15 April 1997

    An industrial tribunal was entitled to conclude that the proportion of female train operators who could comply with a new roster (95.2%) was "considerably smaller" than the proportion of male train operators who could do so (100%), holds the EAT in London Underground Ltd v Edwards (No.2).