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

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    London Borough of Hackney v Sivanandan and others [2011] IRLR 740 EAT (0 other reports)

    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.

race and sex discrimination | compensation | joint and several liability

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) 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.