Lawson v Serco Ltd

Hearings

England & Wales

23 Jan 2004 [2004] EWCA Civ 12; [2004] ICR 204; [2004] 2 All ER 200; [2004] IRLR 206; The Times, 30 January 2004, CA (Pill, Mummery, May LJJ)

26 Oct 2004 (pet all) [2005] ICR 212, HL(E)

26 Jan 2006 [2006] UKHL 3; [2006] ICR 250; [2006] 1 All ER 823; [2006] IRLR 289; (2006) 156 NLJ 184; The Times, 27 January 2006, HL(E) (Lord Hoffmann, Lord Woolf, Lord Rodger of Earlsferry, Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe and Baroness Hale of Richmond)

Additional names

Crofts v Veta Ltd

Subject Matter

EMPLOYMENT — Unfair dismissal — Excluded classes — Security supervisor employed by English company to work in United Kingdom overseas territory — Whether employment tribunal having jurisdiction to hear complaint of unfair dismissal — Employment Rights Act 1996, ss 94(1), 244(1)

[2004] EWCA Civ 12; [2004] ICR 204; [2004] 2 All ER 200; [2004] IRLR 206; The Times, 30 January 2004, CA

EMPLOYMENT — Unfair dismissal — Excluded classes — Workers employed by British concerns at overseas British military bases — Pilot employed by Hong Kong company contractually based in Great Britain when dismissed — Whether employment tribunal having jurisdiction to hear unfair dismissal claims — Employment Rights Act 1996, s 94(1)

[2006] UKHL 3; [2006] ICR 250; [2006] 1 All ER 823; [2006] IRLR 289; (2006) 156 NLJ 184; The Times, 27 January 2006, HL(E)

Appellate History

Lawson v Serco Ltd [2004] EWCA Civ 12; [2004] ICR 204; [2004] 2 All ER 200; [2004] IRLR 206; The Times, 30 January 2004, CA

Decision of the Court of Appeal reversed

Lawson v Serco Ltd [2006] UKHL 3; [2006] ICR 250; [2006] 1 All ER 823; [2006] IRLR 289; (2006) 156 NLJ 184; The Times, 27 January 2006, HL(E)

Subscribe or Register to access the full case information page. Registered users can access three Law Reports, three case information pages and perform three Case Genie searches per month. If you already have an ICLR account please log in. For other queries or to request a free trial please contact ICLR.

MoJ users should log in here.

We use cookies on this website, you can read our Privacy and Cookies Policy. To use website as intended please Accept Cookies