Compensation: Liability for indivisible loss caused by discriminators must be joint and several

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  London Borough of Hackney v Sivanandan and others [2011] IRLR 740 EAT (1 other report)

  In London Borough of Hackney v Sivanandan and others [2013] IRLR 408 CA, the Court of Appeal upheld the Employment Appeal Tribunal ruling that, where there are multiple respondents and particular loss cannot be attributed to one party, employment tribunals must award compensation on a joint and several liability basis, meaning that the claimant can claim the entire amount from any respondent.

  • "Indivisible damage" to claimant must be compensated on joint and several liability basis

    Date:

    7 June 2011

    The Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that, where there are multiple respondents and particular loss cannot be attributed to one party, employment tribunals must award compensation on a joint and several liability basis, meaning that the claimant can claim the entire amount from any respondent.