Where two employees of a large asset management firm were sued for £15 million for taking confidential information, but the employer’s only recovered £2 (nominal damages). The reason for this is that the employees had made no use of the confidential information. Therefore the employer had suffered no losses – Marathon v Seddon [2017] EWHC 300. This serves as a useful reminder to employers suing former
Employment Tribunals – online
Employment Tribunals are now online. The database includes judgements dating back to 2015 and 2016 and the web address link for the site is employment-tribunals-decisions
Court of Protection Guidance on vulnerable persons
Mr Justice Charles has released practical guidance in order to provide helpful suggestions as to how practitioners might consider enhancing the participation of P (vulnerable persons) in proceedings in the Court of Protection. Whilst this guidance is primarily directed towards health and welfare cases in the Court, it is also likely to be of assistance … Read more
Immigration checks
Failure to carry out ‘right to work’ checks can result in civil liability of up to £20,000 per illegal employee/worker. Businesses should be aware of the potential immigration checks and the risks of being investigated by the immigration authorities
Pre-action Discovery Protocol
The Court of Appeal (CA) has decided that protocol for Pre-action discovery is covered under the fixed cost regime. Costs will therefore normally be limited to the fixed rates – Sharp v Leeds CC [2017] EWCA Civ 33
This case involved Miss Sharp , the Claimant (C) who tripped on a footpath and injured her wrist. She brought a claim against Leeds City Council ,the Defendant’s (D) through the Portal under the Employer’s Liability / Public Liability Protocol.
