Weekly issue 60 - July 2001

Justify yourselves

R v Secretary of State for Trade and Industry ex parte BECTU, Case C-173/99, European Court of Justice 26 June 2001

Nursing a right to a fair hearing

Tehrani v UKCC for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting [2001] IRLR 208

They've got the power

International Power Plc v. Healy and Others, formerly National Power v Feldon and Others and National Grid Company Plc v Mayes and Others [2001] IRLR 394

What am I like?

Secretary of State for Defence v MacDonald [2001] IRLR 431

What's the alternative?

If the holy Grail in unfair dismissal cases is a quick, cheap, informal and fair hearing where lawyers are unnecessary, then the search may be set to continue.

It's the way that you do it

Johnson v Unisys Limited [2001] IRLR 279