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- Date:
- 12 January 2007
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Helmet Integrated Systems Ltd v Tunnard and others [2007] IRLR 126 CA, the Court of Appeal has held that it was not a breach of contract or any fiduciary duties when an employee failed to inform his employer that he was taking preparatory steps to develop a product that was intended, following his resignation, to be marketed in competition with the employer.
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- Date:
- 1 December 2006
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Adeneler and others v Ellinikos Organismos Galaktos [2006] IRLR 716 the European Court of Justice has held that the objective reasons justifying the use of successive fixed-term contracts must relate to the particular employment in question.
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- Date:
- 1 December 2006
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Fraser v HLMAD Ltd [2006] IRLR 687 CA, the Court of Appeal holds that claimants who bring claims for wrongful dismissal in the employment tribunal, where a statutory limit on damages of £25,000 applies, cannot recover losses in excess of this limit in the High Court.
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- Type:
- FAQs
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- Date:
- 18 November 2005
- Type:
- Employment law cases
A round-up of developments in the implied duty of confidentiality and express contractual terms on confidential information and restraints on competition.
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- Date:
- 18 November 2005
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Murray v Leisureplay plc, the Court of Appeal holds that a clause in a director's service agreement that provided for one year's salary and other benefits to be paid on termination of the contract by the employer, was held not to be unenforceable as a penalty, as it was justifiable on commercial grounds.
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
Sally Logan, associate at Addleshaw Goddard, brings you a comprehensive update on the latest decisions that could affect your organisation, and provides advice on what to do about them.
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- Date:
- 12 August 2005
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Forshaw and others v Archcraft Ltd, the EAT holds that the employment tribunal erred in holding that a dismissal for refusing to sign a contract of employment that contained an unreasonable restraint of trade clause was for "some other substantial reason".
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
This week's case round-up from Eversheds, covering unfair dismissal.
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- Date:
- 11 March 2005
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Four Seasons Healthcare Ltd v Maughan, the EAT holds that frustration of a contract of employment requires some outside event or extraneous change of situation not foreseen by or provided for by the contract. The existence of a detailed disciplinary procedure specifically dealing with patient abuse should inhibit a tribunal from finding frustration.