Employment law cases

Oakland v Wellswood (Yorkshire) Ltd [2009] IRLR 250 EAT

This Court of Appeal in Key2Law (Surrey) LLP v De'Antiquis has disapproved the approach taken in this case, preferring a rigid rule that administration can never constitute "analogous insolvency proceedings" under reg.8(7) of TUPE.

Reports relating to this case:

  • TUPE update

    Date:
    1 March 2009

    Twenty-eight years after its birth, TUPE still raises thorny questions. Its complexity is evidenced by the number of groundbreaking tribunal cases which have come to the fore recently, many of which could have far-reaching ramifications at a time of economic instability, writes Lesley Murphy.