Case round-up in brief

This report relates to 3 case(s)

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  Cobley v Forward Technology Industries plc [2003] IRLR 706 CA (2 other reports)

  • Unfair dismissal: Chief executive fairly dismissed following hostile takeover

    Date:

    5 December 2003

    In Cobley v Forward Technology Industries plc, the Court of Appeal holds that an employment tribunal was entitled to find that a company chief executive was fairly dismissed for "some other substantial reason" following a bidding war and hostile takeover of the company and his removal as a director.

  • Case round-up: unconventional working patterns and express provisions in service agreements leading to automatic termination

    Date:

    3 June 2003

    This week's case round-up from Eversheds, covering: unconventional working patterns; and express provisions in service agreements leading to automatic termination.

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  Kirton v Tetrosyl Ltd [2003] IRLR 353 CA (2 other reports)

  • Disability discrimination: Individual with asymptomatic cancer "disabled" when treatment caused impairment

    Date:

    18 July 2003

    In Kirton v Tetrosyl Ltd, the Court of Appeal holds that an individual suffering from urinary incontinence - not of itself a substantive "impairment" within the meaning of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 - is nonetheless disabled under that Act where the incontinence was caused by surgery conducted as a standard treatment for the progressive condition of asymptomatic cancer.

  • Case round-up: employers' liability for harassment by a third party and disability discrimination

    Date:

    13 May 2003

    This week's case round-up from Eversheds, covering: employers' liability for harassment by a third party; and disability discrimination.

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  Ree v Redrow Homes (Yorkshire) Ltd [2003] All ER (D) 23 (May) EAT (1 other report)

  • Case round-up: employers' liability for harassment by a third party and disability discrimination

    Date:

    13 May 2003

    This week's case round-up from Eversheds, covering: employers' liability for harassment by a third party; and disability discrimination.