Contract of Service in UK Law

  • Gunton v Richmond-upon-Thames London Borough Council
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 03 Julio 1980
    ... ... Gunton") in relation to his contract of servicec with the Borough. By his cross-notice Mr. Gunton asks this C ... side and will be subject to the National Scheme of Conditions of Service for Local Authorities A. P. T ... and Clerical Services which will govern ... ...
  • Autoclenz Ltd v Belcher and Others
    • Supreme Court
    • 27 Julio 2011
    ... ... individual who has entered into or works under … (a) a contract of employment; or (b) any other contract, whether express or ... classic description of a contract of employment (or a contract of service as it used to be called) is found in the judgment of MacKenna J in Ready ... ...
  • Rookes v Barnard
    • House of Lords
    • 21 Enero 1964
    ... ... They neither broke their contract with him nor committed any tort against him. In this action the Appellant ... and later, by appropriate notice, determined his contract of service. It is to be noted that there was no breach by B.O.A.C. of the Appellant's ... ...
  • Geys v Societe Generale, London Branch
    • Supreme Court
    • 19 Diciembre 2012
    ... ... amounting to more than €12.5m and to damages for breach of contract. The Bank's case is that the appellant is entitled to a termination ... Contract; or • 1 week for each complete year of service up to a maximum of 12 weeks' notice after 12 years' continuous service ... ...
  • O'Kelly v Trusthouse Forte Plc
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 20 Julio 1983
    ... ... Mr Hourigan maintains a list of some 44 wine butlers and 60 food service waiters and waitresses. They are known as "regulars" and are rostered in ... employers to be casual workers and not employees engaged under a contract of employment. The separate position of casual workers is recognised by ... ...
  • Assiscurazioni Generali SpA v Arab Insurance Group
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 13 Noviembre 2002
    ... ... The judge held that the contract between the parties was made on 9 September 1992. It related to the year ... In Todd v Adam , where the question was whether a contract of service existed, Mance LJ drew a distinction between challenges to conclusions of ... ...
  • Nokes v Doncaster Amalgamated Collieries
    • House of Lords
    • 20 Agosto 1940
    ... ... question of Law in the Case Stated be answered by saying that a Contract of Service did not exist between the Appellant and the Respondents: And it ... ...
  • Express & Echo Publications Ltd v Tanton
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 11 Marzo 1999
    ... ... to work for another in return for payment is an employee under a contract of service or a self-employed contractor under a contract for services ... ...
  • Wilson v Racher
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 15 Febrero 1974
    ... ... on the part of a servant justifies summary termination of his contract. For the purpose of the present case, the test is whether the plaintiff's ... We have by now come to realise that a contract of service imposes upon the parties a duty of mutual respect ... 6What happened ... ...
  • Datec Electronic Holdings Ltd and Another and United Parcels Service Ltd and Another
    • House of Lords
    • 16 Mayo 2007
    ... ... I wish to add only a few observations of my own on the first issue: was there a contract for the carriage of goods by road within the meaning of article 1 of the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road ... ...
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