Case round-up: injury to feelings awards and duties of mutual trust and confidence

This report relates to 2 case(s)

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  McCabe v Cornwall County Council and another [2003] IRLR 87 CA (2 other reports)

  • Damages: Damages claim for manner of suspension and investigation prior to dismissal allowed to proceed

    Date:

    21 February 2003

    In McCabe v Cornwall County Council and another, the Court of Appeal allows an appeal against an order of the High Court that an original claim for damages for psychiatric injury, resulting from events leading up to and flowing from the claimant's dismissal, could not be substituted by a new claim limited in concern to events prior to dismissal.

  • Employees free to claim 'twice' over dismissals

    Date:

    11 February 2003

    Court of Appeal rules that an employee may be able to claim damages for dismissal and to make a separate claim for treatment leading up to that dismissal. By Sarah Lamont, partner at Bevan Ashford.

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  Vento v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police [2002] All ER (D) 363 CA (0 other reports)