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Compensation Awards: Damages for the manner of dismissal
The Supreme Court ruling in the Edwards and Botham cases may not be as good news for employers as many commentators are suggesting, argues Stephen Levinson ‘The National Industrial Relations Court confirmed that a compensatory award was not intended to cover “injury to pride and feelings” and was limited to economic loss.’Employment contracts are not …
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- Addis v Gramophone Co Ltd [1909] UKHL 1
- Eastwood v Magnox Electric plc [2004] UKHL 35
- Edwards v Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust [2010] EWCA Civ 571; [2011] UKSC 58
- Gunton v Richmond-upon-Thames LBC [1981] Ch 448
- Johnson v Unisys Ltd [2001] UKHL 13
- Norton Tool Co Ltd v Tewson [1972] ICR 501