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HM Prison Service v Beart (No.2) [2005] IRLR 171 EAT (1 other report)
- Disability discrimination: Chain of causation not broken by second wrongful act
  
  Date:
  
  25 February 2005
  
  In HM Prison Service v Beart, the EAT holds that committing a second tort, in this case unfair dismissal following disability discrimination, does not allow the employer to escape liability for the first wrong.
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London Borough of Waltham Forest v Omilaju [2005] IRLR 35 CA (2 other reports)
- Case round up
  
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  3 February 2005
  
  Katherine Priestley of Addleshaw Goddard brings you a comprehensive update on the latest decisions that could affect your organisation and provide advice on what to do about them.
- Constructive dismissal: Last straw must contribute to breach of trust and confidence
  
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  24 December 2004
  
  In London Borough of Waltham Forest v Omilaju, the Court of Appeal holds that conduct by an employer amounting to the "last straw" for the purposes of a finding of constructive dismissal must be the last in a series of actions which cumulatively amount to a repudiatory breach of the implied term of trust and confidence.

This week's case round-up from Eversheds, covering: the final straw test in constructive dismissal cases; and disability discrimination.

The final straw?

Omilaju v Waltham Forest LBC, Court of Appeal, 11 November 2004

Waltham Forest council employed Mr Omilaju in its housing department.

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Published date: 7 December 2004
Publisher: RBI
Source: Personnel Today

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