Case Round Up 20th November 2009
Comments (0) Just two this time. An upsurge in work has meant I haven’t been blogging as assiduously as usual. There also haven’t been very many interesting cases around – apart from these two below.
Diggins v Condor Marine Crewing Services [2009] EWCA Civ 1133
The Court of Appeal has ruled that an seaman employed by a company operating from and registered in Guernsey, on board a ship registered in Nassau, but which spent its time sailing between Portsmouth and the Channel Islands could bring a claim for unfair dismissal. The Claimant lived in Suffolk. The Court held that the important factor was where his duty began and ended – which was Portsmouth. He can proceed with his claim for unfair dismissal.
