Young & Woods Ltd v West

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
Date1980
Year1980
CourtCourt of Appeal (Civil Division)
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  • Minister for Agriculture v Barry
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    • High Court
    • 7 July 2008
    ...that test 'very helpful' in Ferguson v John Dawson & Partners (Contractors) Ltd [ 1976] 1 W.L.R. 1213. In Young & Woods Ltd v. West [1980] I.R.L.R. 201 I adopted it and Ackner L.J., at p.208, obtained much assistance from it. But to accept it as the 'fundamental' test is I think misleading,......
  • Barnett v Brabyn (Inspector of Taxes)
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    • Chancery Division
    • 22 May 1996
    ...Ltd v Minister of Social Security ELR[1969] 2 QB 173O'Kelly v Trusthouse Forte plc ELR[1984] QB 90Young & Woods Ltd v West UNK[1980] IRLR 201 10. The commissioners who heard the appeal (i) That the taxpayer's version of the events leading to the cessation of his relationship with LTV was un......
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3 books & journal articles
  • Access to Justice for Migrant Workers
    • Ireland
    • Hibernian Law Journal No. 8-2008, January 2008
    • 1 January 2008
    ...11 ITR 93; Hall v Woolston Hall Leisure Ltd [2000] IRLR 578; Lightfoot v D&J Sporting Ltd [1996] IRLR 64; Young & Woods Ltd v West [1980] IRLR 201. 42 The test as to whether the employee had knowledge of the illegality is a subjective one. See Corby v Morrison [1980] IRLR 218. 43 See for ex......
  • A Purposive Approach to Employment Protection or a Missed Opportunity?
    • United Kingdom
    • Wiley The Modern Law Review No. 75-3, May 2012
    • 1 May 2012
    ...the term ‘pretence’ as a means of trying to createa flexible doctrine free from the constraints of Snook.37 He went on to say‘[p]arties30 [1980] IRLR 201 (CA).31 ibid at [10] (Stephenson LJ).32 [1976] IRLR 346 (CA) at [30] (Megaw LJ).33 Catamaran Cruisers Ltd vWilliams [1994] IRLR386 (EAT).3......
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    • United Kingdom
    • Wiley British Journal of Industrial Relations No. 55-2, June 2017
    • 1 June 2017
    ...their relationshipmight be an important factor if the legal tests for ‘employee’ or ‘worker’ areinconclusive (Young & Woods Ltd vWes t [1980] IRLR 201). In short, if adancer does not identify with ‘employee’ or ‘worker’ status it might not onlyprevent her approachingan ET; it might also hur......

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