The EAT (Slade J) held the Employment Tribunal erred in deciding that it was not just and equitable to extend the three-month time for bringing a claim under the Part-time Works (Prevention of Less Favourable) Treatment Regulations 2000.
The Court of Appeal has exploded the commonly held view that a party must consent to service by electronic means of a notice or document under the Party Wall etc Act 1996 (PWA 1996).
The Appellants, during their employment in chemical production plants, were negligently exposed to platinum salts.
Two important cases in two days. In both cases, the recipient of a document purportedly served by email had not indicated that that they would accept such service.
Gosvenor v Aygun