- The Court of Appeal has confirmed that the 10% Simmons v Castle uplift should be applied to injury to feelings and personal injury awards. (Pereira de Souza v Vinci Construction UK Ltd).
2. The Court of Appeal has held that damages for stigma and loss of future prospects can be awarded in whistle-blowing cases even when they haven’t been claimed by the claimant (Small v Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust).
3. The Employment Appeal Tribunal has upheld a decision to reject an ET1 where the respondent’s name was substantially different to that named on the early conciliation certificate (Giny v SNA Transport Limited).
4. London-based Addison Lee is the latest taxi and courier company to have its drivers’ worker status called into question at an Employment Tribunal.
5. According to a story in the Daily Mirror, a Police officer has been suspended from front-line duty for more than a year after allegedly stealing a colleague’s biscuits.