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Unfair dismissal

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	1 Apr 2003	In Review - 04/03	Clare Primett, Le Brasseur Davis Law Group	ELA Briefing	This publication topic area describes itself as “a crucial part of human resources management”. Managing Dismissals features case scenarios, precedent letters and agreements and the latest le...
	1 May 2003	The Territorial Jurisdiction of ERA 1996	Sam Whitaker is a senior associate at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer	ELA Briefing	The EAT’s decision in Lawson v Serco Ltd (EAT/0018/02) will be of considerable importance to UK employers with overseas employees. The decision confirms that such employees have the right to ...
	1 Jun 2003	Agency Workers and Unfair Dismissal: an Update	John Antell, Godolphin Chambers	ELA Briefing	Whether there are any circumstances in which an agency worker can complain of unfair dismissal is a question that has been the subject of considerable debate. Two years ago the Court of Appeal in the ...
	1 Jun 2003	More Problems with Johnson v Unisys	Richard Samuel, 2 Gray’s Inn Square Chambers	ELA Briefing	The implied term of trust and confidence was developing into a powerful provision in employment contracts, particularly when the Lords confirmed its existence and effect in Malik v BCCI [1998] AC 20 H...
	1 Jul 2003	In Brief - Non Economical Damages	Joanne Owers is a partner at Charles Russell	ELA Briefing	Good news for employers – the EAT has handed down its judgment in Dunnachie v Kingston-upon-Hull City Council and other appeals [2003] All ER (D) 320 (May), which has closed the door (for the...
	1 Jul 2003	In Brief - Rutherford Rumbles On...	Joanne Owers is a partner at Charles Russell	ELA Briefing	The EAT appeal before Mr Justice Wall was heard on 22 and 23 May. The Secretary of State for Trade & Industry, represented by David Pannick QC, was seeking to overturn the unanimous decision of the tr...
	1 Jul 2003	Protecting Overseas Employees	Henry Clinton-Davis, head of the employment & HR team and Cerys Williams, associate, at Hale and Dorr, London	ELA Briefing	In Lawson v Serco Ltd (EAT/0018/02) (ELA Briefing, May 2003), the EAT held that employment tribunals have jurisdiction to hear unfair dismissal claims from employees based overseas, ...
	1 Aug 2003	Platform 08/03	Jonathan Brain is a partner at Mills Kemp & Brown Solicitors	ELA Briefing	On 25 October 1999 the statutory cap upon the compensatory award for unfair dismissal prescribed by s.124(1) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 was raised from £12,000 to £50,000. This increase was ...
	1 Aug 2003	Damages for Non-economic Loss	Charlotte Davies, McDermott Will & Emery	ELA Briefing	Is an employment tribunal entitled to award damages for non-economic loss in an unfair dismissal claim? This question has been answered by Dunnachie v Kingston upon Hull City Council joined w...
	1 Sep 2003	EAT Restricts the Right to Recover Damages	James Cox and Kelly Cole are solicitors at Ashurst Morris Crisp, which acted for Virgin Net	ELA Briefing	The EAT in Virgin Net Ltd v Harper EAT/0111/02 held that an employee cannot recover damages representing the loss of statutory unfair dismissal rights at common law where the breach of contra...