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Contracts of employment

Locked	Date	Title	Author	Type	Abstract
	8 Feb 2006	Court of Appeal holds Modern Apprenticeship can be contract of apprenticeship		Employment News	The Court of Appeal, in the case of Flett v Matheson, has suggested that a Modern Apprenticeship arrangement can constitute a common law contract of apprenticeship.
	15 Jan 2007	Employers? sigh of relief over agency workers		Employment News	In James v Greenwich Council, the EAT (Elias P presiding) upheld the finding of an employment tribunal that the claimant, whose services were supplied to the respondent by an employment agency, was no...
		Liquidated Damages or a Penalty?
		Servants of God in Employment
	1 May 2008	Variations in the contract of employment	Ian Ridd, Farrar's Building	ELA Briefing	The EAT decision in Robinson v Tescom Corporation illustrates the importance to employees of understanding the courses of action open to them when an employer unilaterally imposes changes in the contr...
	19 Jun 2008	The Fundamentals of Contract Law	Sally Johnson, Lewis Silkin	Lecture Notes
	1 Oct 2008	Enfield Technical Services v Payne; Grace v B F Components	Felicia Epstein, Pattinson & Brewer Solicitors	ELA Briefing	In Tinsley v Milligan, Lord Goff stated: "The principle [of illegality] is not a principle of justice; it is a principle of policy whose application is indiscriminate and so can lead to unfai...
	21 Oct 2008	Commercial lease does not automatically transfer under the Acquired Rights Directive	News from the IDS Employment Law Team	Employment News
	1 Jan 2009	FSA issues for employment lawyers	Oliver Assersohn, Outer Temple Chambers	ELA Briefing	As heads roll across the square mile, lawyers are working with an increasing number of cases from the financial services sector. The rules of the Financial Services Authority affect individuals employ...
	23 Feb 2009	Intention to deceive not necessary element of a sham contract	News from the IDS Employment Law Team	Employment News	In Protectacoat Firthglow Ltd v Szilagyi the Court of Appeal has held that, in order for a court or tribunal to find that an agreement is a sham, there is no need for it to find that the parties inten...