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Individual liability for whistleblowing detriment: International Petroleum Ltd & Ors v Osipov & Ors
Posted on 31 July, 2017 in Employment by Bayo Randle
“It is likely to be an unusual case where an employee will wish to pursue a claim and seek a remedy against a fellow worker for a whistleblowing detriment amounting to dismissal, rather than pur...

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Long Awaited Court of Appeal decision considers ‘public interest’ test in whistleblowing protection
Posted on 11 July, 2017 in Employment by Alice Mayhew Marianne Tutin
The Court of Appeal has considered the meaning of the words “in the public interest” which were added to whistleblowing legislation by the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 in orde...

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Employment Tribunal general damages uplifted by 10%
Posted on 05 July, 2017 in Employment by Jesse Crozier
The Court of Appeal has finally resolved the vexed question of whether the Simmons v Castle uplift on general damages, intended to counterbalance costs reform in the civil courts, should apply to inju...

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