contributory fault
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Punch Pub Company Ltd (formerly Spirit Group Ltd) v O'Neill UKEAT/0287/09/SM
Appeal against decision of unfair dismissal and the level of compensation awarded to the claimant. Cross appeal by the claimant that the Tribunal should have established that the dismissal was automatically unfair. Appeal succeeded by a majority and a ruling that the dismissal was fair was substituted.
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28/07/2010 10:06
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Langston v Department for Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform UKEAT/0534/09/ZT
Appeal against 100% reduction in basic and compensatory awards after claim of unfair dismissal was upheld. Appeal allowed and matter was remitted to a different Tribunal.
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18/04/2010 13:04
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Samuel Smith Old Bewery (Tadcaster) Ltd v Marshall & Anor UKEAT/0488/09/ZT
Appeal against a finding by the ET that the claimants were unfairly dismissed: the employer had acted outside the range of reasonable responses in proceeding with a disciplinary hearing before holding a grievance appeal, where the grievance related to the subject matter of the disciplinary hearing. Appeal succeeded and the EAT substituted their decision, holding that the dismissals were fair.
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31/03/2010 14:31
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Annodata Ltd v Jones UKEAT/0378/09/JOJ
Appeal against finding that, having found the dismissal to be procedurally unfair, the claimant did not contribute to his own dismissal and thus neither the compensatory nor basic awards were reduced. The appeal succeeded. The EAT ruled that the matter be remitted to the same Tribunal to consider the questions of contributory fault and possible Polkey reduction.
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24/03/2010 09:52
