Case round-up: recovering bonuses paid in error; and posted workers' rights on termination

This report relates to 2 case(s)

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  Bishop v Financial Times Ltd [2003] All ER (D) 359 (Nov) EAT (0 other reports)
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  Jones v Commerzbank AG [2003] All ER (D) 303 (Nov) CA (1 other report)

  • Contracts of employment/unjust enrichment: Bank entitled to full restitution of £250,000 bonus paid by mistake

    Date:

    23 January 2004

    In Commerzbank AG v Price, the Court of Appeal holds that a High Court judge erred in his construction of employment documents which, properly construed, guaranteed the employee only one bonus payment for the year in question, and not the two that he had in fact been paid.