Gunton v Richmond upon Thames LBC

Gunton v Richmond upon Thames LBC
Court	Court of Appeal of England and Wales
Citation(s)	[1980] ICR 755
Keywords
Wrongful dismissal

Gunton v Richmond upon Thames LBC [1980] ICR 755 is an UK labour law case, concerning wrongful dismissal.

Facts

Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council had a contractual disciplinary procedure and a power to dismiss on one month’s notice. Mr Gunton claimed that, given his dismissal without notice, albeit with one month’s pay, the procedure was not properly followed.

Judgment

Buckley LJ held Mr Gunton could claim damages for failure to follow the procedure.

Wrongful dismissal cases

Employment Rights Act 1996 s 86

Wilson v Racher [1974] ICR 428

Johnson v Unisys Ltd [2001] UKHL 13

Gunton v Richmond upon Thames LBC [1980] ICR 755

Boyo v London Borough of Lambeth [1994] EWCA Civ 28

Société Générale, London Branch v Geys [2012] UKSC 63

McClelland v NI General Health Services [1957] 1 WLR 594

Taylor v Secretary of State for Scotland [2000] UKHL 28

Horkulak v Cantor Fitzgerald Int [2004] EWCA Civ 1287

Reda v Flag Ltd [2002] UKPC 38

Eastwood v Magnox Electric plc [2004] UKHL 35

Barber v Somerset CC [2004] UKHL 13

Hill v CA Parsons & Co Ltd [1972] Ch 305

Edwards v Chesterfield Royal Hospital [2011] UKSC 58

UK labour law

Notes

References

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 3/2/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.