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Palmisani v Instituto Nazionale della Previdenze Sociale (INPS): ECJ 10 Jul 1997

(Judgment) (Rec 1997,p I-4025) Social policy – Protection of employees in the event of the insolvency of their employer – Council Directive 80/987/EEC – Liability of a Member State arising from belated transposition of a directive – Adequate reparation – Limitation period Citations: C-261/95, [1997] EUECJ C-261/95, [1997] ECR I-4025 Links: Bailii Statutes: Council Directive … Continue reading Palmisani v Instituto Nazionale della Previdenze Sociale (INPS): ECJ 10 Jul 1997

Houldsworth and Another v Bridge Trustees Ltd and Another: SC 27 Jul 2011

The court was asked as to the dividing line, for regulatory purposes, between defined benefit (normally earnings-related) schemes and defined contribution (or money purchase) schemes. The Secretary of State asserted that some methods used to calculate benefits took the schemes outside the definition of ‘money purchase benefits’ in section 181(1) of the 1993 Act. Held: … Continue reading Houldsworth and Another v Bridge Trustees Ltd and Another: SC 27 Jul 2011

Titchener and Others v The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry: EAT 21 Sep 2001

The applicants challenged the calculation of sums payable to them by the respondent after the insolvency of their respective employers. The ET had found against them, and they appealed. Payments were subject to a cap at pounds 220 per week. The . .

Littlewoods Ltd and Others v Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs: SC 1 Nov 2017

The appellants had overpaid under a mistake of law very substantial sums in VAT over several years. The excess had been repaid, but with simple interest and not compound interest, which the now claimed (together with other taxpayers amounting to 17 . .

Walker v Innospec Ltd and Others: SC 12 Jul 2017

The claimant appealed against refusal of his employer’s pension scheme trustees to include as a recipient of any death benefit his male civil partner. Held: The appeal succeeded. The salary paid to Mr Walker throughout his working life was precisely the same as that which would have been paid to a heterosexual man. There was … Continue reading Walker v Innospec Ltd and Others: SC 12 Jul 2017

Chester, Regina (on The Application of) v Secretary of State for Justice: SC 16 Oct 2013

The two applicants were serving life sentences for murder. Each sought damages for the unlawful withdrawal of their rights to vote in elections, and the failure of the British parliament to take steps to comply with the judgment. Held: The appeals failed.Lord Mance summarised the reasons for his conclusions: ‘(A) Human Rights Act In respect … Continue reading Chester, Regina (on The Application of) v Secretary of State for Justice: SC 16 Oct 2013