In Agoreyo v London Borough of Lambeth [2017] EWHC 2019 (QB), the High Court considered whether the suspension of an employee amounted to a fundamental breach of contract on the part of her employer.
A primary school...more
In Gibbs v Leeds United Football Club Ltd [2016] EWHC 960 (QB), the High Court considered whether changes to an employee’s duties amounted to a fundamental breach of contract entitling him to bring a claim for constructive...more
In Stimpson v Citibank N.A. ET/3200437/15, Mr Stimpson brought claims for unfair and wrongful dismissal after being dismissed without notice by Citibank N.A. (Citi) for an alleged breach of Citi’s policies on confidential...more
3/1/2016
/ Breach of Contract ,
Citibank ,
Confidential Information ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Tribunals ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Foreign Exchanges ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Information Sharing ,
Internal Investigations ,
UK ,
Unfair Dismissal
In Farnan v Sunderland Association Football Club [2015] EWHC 3759 (QB), the High Court considered whether breaches of confidentiality could amount to gross misconduct justifying dismissing an employee without notice....more
In E Ivor Hughes Educational Foundation v Morris UKEAT/0023/15, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered the implications of an employer’s failure to consult with its employees in breach of U.K. collective redundancy...more
James Petter was a U.K.-based senior employee of the U.K. subsidiary of a U.S. company. As part of his compensation package, he was awarded restricted stock units (RSU) under the U.S. parent’s plan. The plan contained an...more
8/3/2015
/ Anti-Suit Injunctions ,
Breach of Contract ,
Conflicts of Laws ,
Exclusive Jurisdiction ,
Forum Selection ,
Injunctions ,
International Labor Laws ,
Jurisdiction ,
Leave to Appeal ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Parent Corporation ,
Restricted Stocks ,
UK
Mr Rodgers worked as a broker for Sunrise Brokers LLP (Sunrise). He was subject to a 12-month notice period and enforceable post-termination non-compete restrictions. In March 2014, he accepted an offer of employment from a...more
In Merlin Financial Consultants Ltd v Cooper [2014] EWCH 1196, the High Court awarded damages to an employer where the employee had breached a 12-month non-compete covenant in a business (rather than employment) agreement. ...more