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Ebbw Vale Steel Co v Tew: CA 1935

The court considered the damages to be awarded where an employee left without the proper notice: ‘The Judge should ascertain the workman’s probable output during the time of default, find its selling value, deduct the expenses which would have been incurred had the workman performed his contract, and which were not incurred when he failed to produce it, and award that amount to the employer.’

Citations:

[1935] 79 SJ 593

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedTullett Prebon Group Ltd v El-Hajjali QBD 31-Jul-2008
The defendant signed an employment contract to join the claimants as a senior broker. He changed his mind and decided to stay in his existing job. The new employers sued for breach of contract. The defendant said that the claimants had refused to . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.

Contract, Employment, Damages

Updated: 07 October 2022; Ref: scu.282598

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