Case round-up

This report relates to 2 case(s)

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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

    Date:

    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

    Date:

    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.