Summer 2008- Key Cases
The last few months have seen the usual flurry of interesting cases in
employment law which, as the “The Apprentice” series 3 has come to its
inevitable conclusion, may leave some employers wishing that the bygone
days of employment law Alan Sugar style was still in existence.
Here we look at some evidence in the law of age discrimination of
protection for younger workers, the award of unfair dismissal losses,
the extent to which the doctrine of illegality can defeat an unfair
dismissal claim, a curious case on the intimidation of litigants, a
technical and pro employee development in respect of the limitation
periods relating to the statutory Disciplinary and Dispute Regulations
2004 and (as if that wasn’t enough) a case on mental capacity to
litigate involving an unrepresented Claimant arguing that his dismissal
was procured by the Jehovah witnesses with help of the Prime Minister.
Some of our clients may feel that the details of this case are vaguely
familiar!
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