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Illegality: Mistake or misrepresentation?
Sarah Young analyses a recent case on whether a worker knew he was not entitled to claim self-employed status ‘As a general rule, an illegal contract is unenforceable and most statutory employment rights, such as the right to bring an unfair dismissal claim, cannot be enforced under it.’ The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has recently …
Cases Referenced
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- Connolly v Whitestone Solicitors [2011] UKEAT 0445/10/2406
- Enfield Technical Services Ltd v Payne & ors [2008] EWCA Civ 393
- Hall v Woolston Hall Leisure Ltd [2000] EWCA Civ 170