N Hall v Paragon Finance PLC

N Hall v Paragon Finance PLC

The Employment Tribunal's conclusions on whether the claimant made protected disclosures (PD1, PD2, PD3) were unsustainable due to failure to engage with the parties' cases and errors in reasoning, but the ET's finding on causation—that the dismissal was due to conduct concerns predating disclosures and not because of protected disclosures—was upheld, resulting in dismissal of the appeal and allowance of the cross-appeal without further direction.

Parties
Appellant/respondent to the Cross Appeal: Mr N Hall; Respondent/cross Appellant: Paragon Finance PLC
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
21 November 2024
Procedural Posture
Employment Appeal / Judgment on Appeal and Cross Appeal
Outcome
appeal dismissed; cross-appeal allowed
Legal Topics
Whistleblowing, Protected Disclosure, Automatic Unfair Dismissal, Interim Relief, Causation, Qualifying Disclosure
Employment Law Whistleblowing Protected Disclosure Automatic Unfair Dismissal Interim Relief Causation Qualifying Disclosure

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Parties

Mr N Hall

Appellant/respondent to the Cross Appeal

Paragon Finance PLC

Respondent/cross Appellant

Procedural Posture

Employment Appeal / Judgment on Appeal and Cross Appeal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the claimant made qualifying protected disclosures under the Employment Rights Act 1996
  2. 2 Whether the claimant had a reasonable belief in a breach of legal obligation
  3. 3 Whether the protected disclosures were the reason or principal reason for dismissal

Ratio Decidendi

The Employment Tribunal's conclusions on whether the claimant made protected disclosures (PD1, PD2, PD3) were unsustainable due to failure to engage with the parties' cases and errors in reasoning, but the ET's finding on causation—that the dismissal was due to conduct concerns predating disclosures and not because of protected disclosures—was upheld, resulting in dismissal of the appeal and allowance of the cross-appeal without further direction.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed; cross-appeal allowed