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Commission Payments: Making sure everyone gets their fair share
A Court of Appeal ruling highlights the difficulties employers face in asserting absolute discretion over commission or bonus awards. Stephen Ravenscroft and Jo Bennett report ‘Mr Hills argued that Niksun had not discharged the burden of proof as it had not offered any evidence from the main decision maker to establish that it had acted …
Cases Referenced
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- Braganza v BP Shipping Ltd [2015] UKSC 17
- Brogden v Investec Bank plc [2014] EWHC 2785
- Hills v Niksun Inc [2016] EWCA Civ 115
- Keen v Commerzbank AG [2006] EWCA Civ 1536