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Negligent misstatement: derogatory comments to a former employee's new employer

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    McKie v Swindon College [2011] IRLR 575 HC (0 other reports)

statements by employers about former employees | duty of care | negligent misstatement

The High Court has held that a college was liable to a former employee for negligent misstatement when, six years after his departure, it sent a derogatory email to his new employer that led to his dismissal.