Cobbett v Total Cargo Services Ltd [2012] NIIT 01872_10IT (06 January 2012)
The dismissal was automatically and procedurally unfair as a result of non-compliance with the statutory dismissal procedure.
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- Citation
- [2012] NIIT 01872_10IT
- Parties
- Claimant: Trevor Cobbett; Respondent: Total Cargo Services Ltd
- Jurisdiction
- Northern Ireland
- Judgment Date
- 06 January 2012
- Procedural Posture
- Industrial Tribunal / Final Decision After Hearing
- Outcome
- Claim upheld; dismissal found automatically and procedurally unfair.
- Legal Topics
- Unfair Dismissal, Statutory Dismissal Procedure
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Parties
Trevor Cobbett
Claimant
Total Cargo Services Ltd
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Industrial Tribunal / Final Decision After Hearing
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the dismissal of the claimant was automatically and procedurally unfair due to non-compliance with statutory dismissal procedure
Ratio Decidendi
The dismissal was automatically and procedurally unfair as a result of non-compliance with the statutory dismissal procedure.
Court Disposition
Claim upheld; dismissal found automatically and procedurally unfair.
Orders
- Respondent to pay claimant £1,520.00 as the minimum basic award for automatic unfair dismissal.
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01872_10IT Cobbett v Total Cargo Services Ltd [2012] NIIT 01872_10IT (06 January 2012) [ Home ] [ Databases ] [ World Law ] [ Multidatabase Search ] [ Help ] [ Feedback ] [ DONATE ] Industrial Tribunals Northern Ireland Decisions You are here: BAILII >> Databases >> Industrial Tribunals Northern Ireland Decisions >> Cobbett v Total Cargo Services Ltd [2012] NIIT 01872_10IT (06 January 2012) URL: https://www.bailii.org/nie/cases/NIIT/2012/01872_10IT.html Cite as: [2012] NIIT 1872_10IT, [2012] NIIT 01872_10IT [ New search ] [ Printable RTF version ] [ Help ] THE INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNALS CASE REF: 1872/10 CLAIMANT: Trevor Cobbett RESPONDENT: Total Cargo Services Ltd DECISION 1. The unanimous decision of the tribunal was given orally with reasons at the end of the hearing. The decision was that the dismissal was automatically and procedurally unfair. The claimant was awarded £1,520.00 being the minimum basic award where a dismissal is automatically unfair as a result of non-compliance with the statutory dismissal procedure. 2. This is a relevant decision for the purposes of the Industrial Tribunals (Interest) Order (Northern Ireland) 1990. Constitution of Tribunal: Vice President: Mr N Kelly Members: Mr A Henry Mr R Hanna Appearances: The claimant was represented by Mrs Jennifer Cobbett. The respondent was represented by Mr B Mulqueen, Barrister-at-Law, instructed by Diamond Heron, Solicitors. Vice President: Date and place of hearing: 5 January 2012, Belfast Date decision recorded in register and issued to parties: BAILII: Copyright Policy | Disclaimers | Privacy Policy | Feedback | Donate to BAILII URL: https://www.bailii.org/nie/cases/NIIT/2012/01872_10IT.html