Contract Actions in Employment Law: Practice and Precedents

Practice and Precedents
2. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-84592-454-6
Verlag: Bloomsbury

Buch, Englisch, 312 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 248 mm, Gewicht: 648 g

This text focuses on the law relating to wrongful dismissal in the context of a breach of the employment contract. Written by well-known authors, the book covers the fundamental rules relating to the employment contract including discussion of express and implied terms and the rules concerning action for breach of contract. It also examines liability and quantum in respect of compensation for wrongful dismissal. Adopting a practical approach, this book is an essential guide to the subject and offers case studies and precedents combined with authoritative analysis.

Zielgruppe

Employment law practitioners, trade unions and academic institutions

Autoren/Hrsg.

Smith, Ian

Randall, Nicholas

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Common Law (UK, USA, Australien u.a.)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction - the importance of contract actions
Common law and statutory claims
The contract of employment
Implied terms in contracts of employment
Share Schemes, Pensions and Bonuses
Remedies for breach of contract short of dismissal
Termination of an employment contract
Summary dismissal
Remedies for wrongful dismissal
Enforcing a contract of employment
Settlements

Über Autor(innen)

Randall, Nicholas
Nicholas Randall QC of Devereux Chambers and member of the FA Premier League Panel of Arbitrators

Smith, Ian
Professor Ian Smith of East Anglia University and Devereux Chambers.

Ian Smith is a barrister at 33 Chancery Lane. He is a commercial litigator, dealing with complex and high value cases specialising in civil and criminal court fraud and cyber fraud investigations and litigation, in the UK and internationally.

He is President of VOCAL: the Victims of Crime Association of Lawyers, an international association.
www.vocaladvocates.org; a regular conference speaker; and main organiser of the 33 Chancery Lane's annual Business Crime Conference.

He is described as "A knowledgeable civil fraud specialist who is utterly committed to his clients and fearless in his advocacy." "Go-to junior for fraud cases." (Civil Fraud - Chambers UK 2018)

Professor Ian Smith of East Anglia University and Devereux Chambers, and Nicholas Randall QC, Matrix Chambers.