GM Packaging (UK) Ltd v Haslem [2014] UKEAT 0259_12_2901 concerned the alleged unfair dismissal of two employees after they engaged in sexual activities in the workplace. This case is noteworthy for concluding that it is not appropriate to only look at the principal acts of misconduct when considering the reasonableness [...]
Iceland Frozen Foods Ltd v Jones [1982] IRLR 439 Iceland Frozen Foods Ltd v Jones concerned the dismissal of an employee for failing to fulfil his security duties and alleged participation in a scheme to slow progress during a shift to qualify for overtime pay. The case is notable for [...]
In Lion Laboratories Ltd v Evans and Others [1985] QB 526 the court considered whether the gravity of public interest in a piece of information could act as a defence to alleged breach of confidentiality, where that information had been taken without the knowledge of the other party and given [...]
Reaney v University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust & Anr [2015] EWCA Civ 1119 Background Causation in cases of negligence is normally decided on a ‘but for’ basis, with the court asking the question ‘but for the negligence, would the claimant have sustained the loss complained of?’ However, cases [...]
Two years ago, whilst driving home from work, a cyclist swerved in front of me and was recklessly riding his cycle whilst looking directly at me, clearly trying to distract me. He followed me home and waited until I parked up before cycling away. I called the police but unfortunately [...]
ENRIQUE LEON HERNANDEZ V EMRE ACAR, EUI LIMITED [2019] EWHC 72 (QB) This case covers how responsibility for a road traffic accident can be split between the driver of a vehicle who pulls out with an obstructed view and the driver of a speeding vehicle. The case facts On the [...]
Muller v King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust [2017] EWHC 128 (QB) Background When a patient brings a medical negligence claim against a healthcare professional, it must be determined whether the healthcare professional’s conduct has fallen below the standard required by their duty of care. The test for this was [...]
The case of Robinson v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire [2018] dramatically altered the way in which the public can hold the police accountable. Before this ruling the circumstances whereby the police would owe a duty of care to members of the public, and therefore be liable for damages in the [...]
In Initial Services Ltd v Putterill [1968] 1 Q.B. 396, the court expanded the situations in which an employee may breach confidentiality in relation to their employer. Whereas previously this was only permitted where the employee uncovered evidence of crime or fraud, the court now permits breaches of confidentiality where [...]
The facts of the case: Brown v Paterson [2010] EWCA Civ 184 The case involved a road traffic collision between a motorcyclist, Mr Brown, and a car driver, Dr Paterson. The incident occurred on 9 December 2004 at 9:50 pm on the A420 at a junction. In the original trial, [...]
