Bartholomew v London Borough of Hackney

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
Date1999
Year1999
CourtCourt of Appeal (Civil Division)
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18 cases
  • Jackson v Liverpool City Council
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 15 Junio 2011
    ...disciplinary issues relating to an ex-employee. In particular it is submitted that he misapplied the approach set out in Bartholomew v London Borough of Hackney [1999] IRLR 246 and that he failed to consider whether taken as a whole the reference was misleading or inaccurate. In that regard......
  • AB v A Chief Constable
    • United Kingdom
    • Queen's Bench Division
    • 16 Junio 2014
    ...If the discrete components of a reference are factually correct it may yet give an unfair or misleading impression overall: Bartholomew v London Borough of Hackney [1999] IRLR 246, [22]. A duty to provide information arises where, without it, a relevant statement made within the context of ......
  • Inquiry Into The Fatal Accidents And Sudden Deaths Inquiry (scotland) Act 1976 Into The Deaths Of John Kerr Sweeney, Lorraine Sweeney, Erin Paula Mcquade, Stephenie Catherine Tait, Gillian Margaret Ewing And Jacqueline Morton
    • United Kingdom
    • Fatal Accident Determinations (Scotland - United Kingdom)
    • 7 Diciembre 2015
    ...Court Practice, 3rd ed at para 16.102. [24] Harvey on Industrial and Employment Law at 11-580; Bartholomew v London Borough of Hackney [1999] IRLR 246, CA. [25] Department for Transport: Road Safety Research Report 91: The Attitudes of Health Professionals to Giving Advice on Fitness to Dri......
  • Harper vs Brooklands Healthcare Ltd
    • United Kingdom
    • Industrial Tribunal (NI)
    • 6 Enero 2011
    ...fair. As to whether an unresolved disciplinary matter should be mentioned Mr Sheridan relied on Bartholomew v London Borough of Hackney [1999] IRLR 246. Mr O’Neill commented that in the Cox v Sun Alliance case the employer added the opinion that the employee would probably have been found g......
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  • Employment Matters - Easter 2012
    • Ireland
    • Mondaq Ireland
    • 23 Abril 2012
    ...Jackson throws further light on Spring v Guardian Assurance plc [1994] IRLR 460 HL and Bartholomew v London Borough of Hackney [1999] IRLR 246 authorities which reflect the view that in general, an employer is under no legal duty to provide a character reference for an employee or ex-employ......

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