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Employment – Unfair dismissal. The employee, who was Danish and had his home in Switzerland, was an internationally mobile employee, employed on a contract of employment with a Bermudian company. The role was based in Switzerland. The employee spent less than half of his working time in the UK. The employee was dismissed for making a public interest disclosure in England. He was so informed by the second respondent company. The employment tribunal (the tribunal), having regard to the Rome Convention, held that the employment was not sufficiently closely connected with the UK and there was no jurisdiction to hear the employee's claim for unfair dismissal. The employee appealed. The Employment Appeal Tribunal, dismissing the appeal, held, among other things, that, on the facts, the tribunal's decision had not been perverse as to sufficiency of connection and jurisdiction.
Employment – Unfair dismissal. The employee, who was Danish and had his home in Switzerland, was an internationally mobile employee, employed on a contract of employment with a Bermudian company. The role was based in Switzerland. The employee spent less than half of his working time in the UK. The employee was dismissed for making a public interest disclosure in England. He was so informed by the second respondent company. The employment tribunal (the tribunal), having regard to the Rome Convention, held that the employment was not sufficiently closely connected with the UK and there was no jurisdiction to hear the employee's claim for unfair dismissal. The employee appealed. The Employment Appeal Tribunal, dismissing the appeal, held, among other things, that, on the facts, the tribunal's decision had not been perverse as to sufficiency of connection and jurisdiction.
Update from the Chair of the Bar
By David Green
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Unlocking your aged debt to fund your tax in one easy step. By Philip N Bristow
Clement Cowley, Partner at The Penny Group, discusses the upcoming changes to pensions and Inheritance Tax and the potential impact on your financial future
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The Chief Legal Officer to the Metropolitan Police, barrister Brett Welch, tells Anthony Inglese CB about his mission and the work to turn the Met around
Barrister apprenticeships – shortly to provide the fourth pathway to the Bar – are an ideal opportunity to support local talent and ‘grow your own’, say Tim Coulson and Dr Jane Dennehy
Grok around and find out – or not? Mariya Peykova investigates the nudification scandal, what the law has to say about sexually explicit deepfakes, and whether stronger regulation is needed
Oliver Lewis spotlights an overlooked yet rapidly evolving area of law – coercive and controlling behaviour within care contexts
For one night only at Middle Temple Hall (Sunday 26 July 2026) – Abigail Bright introduces the famed annual fundraising theatrical event. This year, Martin Shaw and Jason Watkins perform John Mortimer’s The Dock Brief, a mixture of farce and pathos and all in support of the work of the Kalisher Trust in its 30th year
