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The remedies available in unfair dismissal cases are more than merely compensation. Claimants can be reinstated to former roles or re-engaged on different terms. In this article, we look at the recent Supreme Court decision in McBride v Scottish Police Authority, where an Employment Tribunal ordered that a claimant who had been subject to unfair … Continued

Vince Cable, Business Secretary in the coalition cabinet, recently announced a consultation on reducing the amounts that may be awarded in unfair dismissal compensation . In 1999, the cap for awards for unfair dismissal compensation was increased from £12,500 to £50,000. This has subsequently been increased in line with inflation over the years and now … Continued

On 24 August 2012, the Court of Appeal handed down its long-awaited judgment on what is generally referred to as the ‘circularity argument’.  The issue in the cases of both Churchill Insurance v Wilkinson and Evans v Equity Claims [2012] was whether a passenger victim who was also the insured person could be deprived of … Continued