- May 17, 2018
Witness contact: how not to handle it
It is common in litigation for a witness to be in “purdah” during a break in their evidence. The witness is warned not to discuss their evidence with anyone during any such break. While this is usually observed, Chidzoy v BBC UKEAT/0097/17 shows what can happen when it is not.
- November 21, 2017
The Problem of Iago: Bringing or defending a tainted information whistleblowing claim
In my last blog post, I considered the cases of Royal Mail Ltd v Jhuti [2017] EWCA Civ 1632 and International Petroleum Ltd v Osipov [2017] UKEAT/0058/17 and the difficulties faced by both claimants and respondents in ‘tainted information’, or ‘Iago’, cases, where employers are manipulated into dismissing employees by their co-workers . In this … Continue reading The Problem of Iago: Bringing or defending a tainted information whistleblowing claim →
- November 15, 2017
The Problem of Iago: Whistleblowing and Tainted Information
‘Tainted information’, or ‘Iago’, cases, in which employers are manipulated into dismissing employees by their co-workers, have thrown up difficult questions for Tribunals in both whistleblowing and discrimination claims. The latest guidance has been given in two recent cases: Royal Mail Ltd v Jhuti [2017] EWCA Civ 1632 and International Petroleum Ltd v Osipov [2017] … Continue reading The Problem of Iago: Whistleblowing and Tainted Information →
- May 10, 2016
Requests for further information: help or hindrance?
Inadequate pleadings are a common occurrence in employment tribunals. Problems can range from cases consisting of the barest generalities to documents containing such a morass of detail that it is difficult to know what the claim is really about.
