Case report round-up: Employer liable for negligent misstatements about ex-employee

XpertHR's latest case reports cover:

• Human rights: Article 6 rights not engaged at doctor's disciplinary hearing In R (on the application of Puri) v Bradford Teaching Hospital NHS Trust [2011] IRLR 582 HC, the High Court held that rights under art.6 of the European Convention on Human Rights were not engaged in respect of the composition of disciplinary and appeal panels determining disciplinary action against a doctor. In the circumstances of the case, the hearings were not determining the doctor’s ability to practise his profession, but merely his ability to remain in a particular post. (Employment Review)
• Negligent misstatement: Employer liable for negligent misstatements about ex-employee In McKie v Swindon College [2011] IRLR 575 HC, the High Court held that an employer was liable for a former employee's loss as a result of negligent misstatements made about him to a subsequent employer, even though those statements were not made in a reference. (Employment Review)

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