The court discussed the authorities on the question of whether a managing director of a company was an employee or contractor. ‘Each of the decisions was given in cases where the context played a vital part in the conclusions arrived at.’
Judges:
Lord Carmont
Citations:
[1941] SC 203
Jurisdiction:
Scotland
Cited by:
Approved – Trussed Steel Concrete Ltd v Green 1946
A company director required to work full time for the company in return for a salary may be an employee: ‘… the question I have to consider is . . whether a managing director serving under a contract such as that by which Mr Green is bound is a . .
Cited – Ultraframe UK Limited v Clayton, Fielding and Others ChD 3-Oct-2002
The claimants asserted infringement of their registered design rights in parts used in their double glazing and conservatory units. ‘Therefore it is possible for design right to subsist in the design of the part of the article which is not excluded . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Employment
Updated: 09 May 2022; Ref: scu.191132
