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06.09.2010
Littleton Chambers sponsors ABA Conference on Cross-border Dispute Resolution >more
02.09.2010
John Bowers QC nominated for Employment Silk of the Year; Chambers nominated for Employment Set of the Year >more
10.08.2010
John Bowers QC will speak at the Equality Law Update Conference >more
28.07.2010
Chris Quinn in successful unfair dismissal appeal establishing duty on employer to state reason for possible dismissal in clear terms >more
27.07.2010
Useful guidance as to what is required to be proven in a strike out application >more
27.07.2010
Chris Quinn wins TUPE appeal on inter-relationship of collective rights and individual claims >more
09.07.2010
Rupert D'Cruz to speak at 25th Bar Conference on 'Building an International Practice' >more
09.07.2010
Adam Solomon and Martin Palmer appear on opposite sides of City bonus case >more
09.07.2010
Rupert D'Cruz invited to address ABA Conference on Cross-border Dispute Resolution >more
08.07.2010
e-Working Project now live in the Commercial Court >more
05.07.2010
Richard Price OBE, QC interviewed by BBC Radio 4’s “PM” programme >more
02.07.2010
Richard Price OBE, QC appointed as a Legal Assessor to General Medical Council >more
30.06.2010
Caroline Harry Thomas QC elected to governing body of the Middle Temple >more
25.06.2010
Adam Solomon appeared for the successful Defendant in the High Court case of Hopkin v FSA >more
24.06.2010
Daniel Tatton-Brown appears in J v DLA Piper UK LLP >more
11.06.2010
Michael Duggan successfully represented the Defendant in Gledhill v Bentley Designs (UK) Ltd >more
09.06.2010
John Bowers QC and Katherine Apps granted permission to appeal to the Supreme Court in R (on the application of G) v X School and Y Council >more
28.05.2010
Prof Erika Szyszczak to speak at the 8th experts’ forum on new developments in European state aid law 2010 >more
25.05.2010
Stuart Ritchie and Brian Lacy secure settlement for the President of the Hungarian Poultry Federation >more
19.05.2010
Briggs and ORS v Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is reported in IRLR >more
17.05.2010
David Reade Q.C. acts for BA >more
News Details
| Tullett Prebon v BGC judgment handed down | ||
| 18.03.2010 | ||
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Judgment in Tullett Prebon v The judgment of Jack J in this much-publicised inter-dealer broker team move case was handed down on 18.03.10. Littleton Chambers’ barristers were representing all three teams of Defendants: Jonathan Cohen was junior Counsel for The case provides important clarification of the law as applied to team moves, and in particular the positions of the team leader and the individual who is the recruiter from the new employer. The judgment is important for its treatment of the following legal issues: The approach to termination of an employment contract in reliance on a repudiatory breach of contract where brokers do not leave in response to that breach, distinguishing Meikle in the Court of Appeal; the fact that one party is in breach of trust and confidence does not preclude him from accepting the other’s breach of the same term; in this respect the Court doubts RDF Media v Clements; the correct approach to the award of injunctive relief where both garden leave and covenants are relied upon; the exercise of judicial discretion regarding the period of injunctive relief where long fixed term contracts are in place; the availability of quia timet injunctive relief to prevent an employer from recruiting from a competitor where unlawful means are threatened. Generally the judgment is notable for the approach taken to contractual issues which is to follow the approach adopted in commercial contracts. |