Duffy v Yeoman and Partners Ltd: CA 15 Jul 1994

Redundancy decision without consultation where ‘no difference’ was found, and there was no alternative, was not unfair.

Judges:

Balcombe LJ

Citations:

Independent 15-Jul-1994, Times 26-Jul-1994, [1995] ICR 1

Statutes:

Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 57(3)

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Citing:

Appeal fromDuffy v Yeomans and Partners Ltd EAT 7-Apr-1993
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CitedMelon v Hector Powe Ltd HL 6-Nov-1980
Appeals on the ground of perversity will only succeed where it is shown that no reasonable Tribunal, properly directed in law, could have reached the decision made. The court set out the duties and powers of appellate courts in employment law: ‘It . .

Cited by:

CitedWarner v Adnet Limited CA 26-Feb-1998
A dismissal of employees by administrative receivers just before the sale of a company as going concern was a redundancy outside the protection given by the TUPE provisions. ‘in view of the facts found by the tribunal about the appointment of the . .
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Updated: 28 April 2022; Ref: scu.80160