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- Date:
- 14 August 2013
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In DLA Piper's case of the week, Vestergaard Frandsen v Bestnet Europe and others, the Supreme Court held that an individual can be liable for breach of confidence only if he or she knows that the information being used is confidential.
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- Date:
- 21 May 2013
- Type:
- Employment law cases
This tribunal case is an example of a situation dreaded by recruiters: finding out that a recruit lied on his or her CV.
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- Type:
- Tasks
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- Date:
- 1 April 2013
- Type:
- Employment law cases
Claire Thomas is managing associate, and Chris McAvoy, Joelle Parkinson, David Rintoul, and Gerri Hurst associates at Addleshaw Goddard LLP. They round up the latest rulings.
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- Date:
- 26 March 2013
- Type:
- Employment law cases
This unusual breach of contract case involving pilots who sought to be repaid loans that they made to an airline provides a useful reminder for employers of the definition of redundancy.
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- Date:
- 21 November 2012
- Type:
- Employment law cases
The High Court has upheld a breach of contract claim against a housing trust that demoted a Christian manager who said on Facebook that holding civil partnership ceremonies in churches is "an equality too far".
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- Date:
- 1 September 2012
- Type:
- Employment law cases
Sarah Wade, Rosie Kight, Amy Ross-Sercombe, Kate Edminson and Lydia Newman are associates at Addleshaw Goddard LLP. They round up the latest rulings.
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- Date:
- 19 June 2012
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Edwards v Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Botham v Ministry of Defence [2012] IRLR 129 SC, the Supreme Court held that the principle in Johnson v Unisys Ltd that the implied term of trust and confidence does not allow recovery of damages for loss arising from the manner of dismissal applies equally to alleged breaches of express contractual terms.
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- Date:
- 1 March 2012
- Type:
- Employment law cases
David Malamatenios and Georgina Kyriacou are partners, and Krishna Santra, Colin Makin and Sandra Martins are associates at Colman Coyle Solicitors. They round up the latest rulings.
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- Type:
- FAQs