Secretary of State for Trade and Industry v Forde

Subject Matter

EMPLOYMENT — Employer's insolvency — Partnership — Employer partnership comprising two partners ceasing to trade — One partner adjudged bankrupt — Employee applying to Secretary of State — Whether “employer … insolvent” — Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978, ss 122(1), 127(1) (as amended by Insolvency Act 1985, Sch 8, para 31(5))

[1997] ICR 231