Devaux v Securicor Group Plc [1997] UKEAT 73_97_1504 (15 April 1997)

Devaux v Securicor Group Plc [1997] UKEAT 73_97_1504 (15 April 1997)

The appeal tribunal is bound by the Court of Appeal's reasoning in British Leyland (UK) Ltd v Swift and subsequent cases; the tribunal's application of the band of reasonable responses test was correct and not perverse.

Citation
[1997] UKEAT 73_97_1504
Parties
Appellant: Mr Devaux; Respondent: Securicor Group Plc
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
15 April 1997
Procedural Posture
Employment Appeal / Preliminary Hearing
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Unfair Dismissal, Statutory Test, Reasonable Responses
Employment Law Unfair Dismissal Statutory Test Reasonable Responses

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Parties

Mr Devaux

Appellant

Securicor Group Plc

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Employment Appeal / Preliminary Hearing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the tribunal misapplied the statutory test under s.98(4) Employment Rights Act 1996
  2. 2 Whether the majority's conclusion was perverse

Ratio Decidendi

The appeal tribunal is bound by the Court of Appeal's reasoning in British Leyland (UK) Ltd v Swift and subsequent cases; the tribunal's application of the band of reasonable responses test was correct and not perverse.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed; no further action.