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Helm Trust v Chatfield

Helm Trust v Chatfield [2013] 1 JLR_Note 13 (15 March 2013)

A Jersey Law Reports note addressing whether an employment contract was validly varied and emphasizing that variation requires mutual consent.

  • Employment contract
  • Contract variation
  • Employment-law
  • Employment-contract-variation
  • Contract-variation
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Contract law [1992] JCA 172

Burke v. Sogex International Ltd

Burke v. Sogex International Ltd [1992] JCA 172 (30 September 1992)

Civil appeal about wrongful termination of an employment contract. The Court of Appeal held the termination was not in accordance with the contract and allowed the appeal.

  • Employment contract
  • Termination
  • Damages
  • Employment-contract
  • Wrongful-termination
  • Contract-law
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Contract law [1988] JCA 096

Burke v Sogex International Ltd

Burke v Sogex International Ltd [1988] JCA 096 (26 May 1988)

The Jersey Court of Appeal held that the dismissal was not in accordance with the employment contract and limited damages to the contractual notice period.

  • Employment contract
  • Wrongful dismissal
  • Employment-contract
  • Wrongful-dismissal
  • Damages
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Employment law [1970] JJ 1487

Colledge v Little Grove Hotel Ltd.

Colledge v Little Grove Hotel Ltd. [1970] JJ 1487 (03 July 1970)

The court held that an employer may summarily dismiss before employment starts if the worker’s conduct shows disregard for essential contract conditions.

  • Summary dismissal
  • Misconduct
  • Employment contract
  • Termination before commencement
  • Employment-law
  • Summary-dismissal
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Employment law [1966] JJ 707

da Silva v Coe

da Silva v Coe [1966] JJ 707 (20 December 1966)

The case concerns an oral employment contract. The court held that such a contract can be valid, and disputes over its terms are to be resolved from the parties’ evidence.

  • Oral contract
  • Employment contract
  • Evidence of terms
  • Employment-law
  • Oral-contracts
  • Contract-formation
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