Where a service contract provided for the loss of share options on the cessation of employment, those options could only be forfeit if the contract was terminated lawfully by the employer. The employer could not benefit from his own unlawful act.
Citations:
Times 11-May-1999, Gazette 09-Jun-1999, [1999] EWCA Civ 757, [1999] EWCA Civ 758
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Employment
Updated: 05 December 2022; Ref: scu.83033