Everson and Barrass v Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and Bell Lines Ltd (in liquidation) [2000] IRLR 202 ECJ

Everson and Barrass v Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and Bell Lines Ltd (in liquidation)

Date:

1 March 2000

In Everson and Barrass v Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and Bell Lines Ltd (in liquidation) [2000] IRLR 202 ECJ, the European Court of Justice held that the competent institution under Article 3 of the Insolvency Protection Directive for paying an employee's claims on the employer's insolvency is that of the state where they are employed.