Brewster v. Fanon Trust Ltd & Anor [2001] UKEAT 0346_00_0204 (2 April 2001)
The Employment Tribunal was entitled to find as a matter of fact that there was no extension of the fixed-term contract beyond 30 September 1998, and thus the Appellant was dismissed by operation of law without the need for express words of dismissal.
- Citation
- [2001] UKEAT 0346_00_0204
- Parties
- Appellant: Mr W Brewster; First Respondent: Fanon Trust; Second Respondent: Southside Partnership
- Jurisdiction
- United Kingdom
- Judgment Date
- 02 April 2001
- Procedural Posture
- Employment Appeal / Preliminary Hearing
- Outcome
- Appeal dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Fixed Term Contracts, Dismissal, Extension of Employment Contracts, Employment Status, Review of Tribunal Decisions
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Parties
Mr W Brewster
Appellant
Fanon Trust
First Respondent
Southside Partnership
Second Respondent
Procedural Posture
Employment Appeal / Preliminary Hearing
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the Appellant's fixed-term contract was extended beyond 30 September 1998
- 2 Whether the Appellant was dismissed within the meaning of the Employment Rights Act 1996
- 3 Whether the Employment Tribunal's findings of fact were perverse
Ratio Decidendi
The Employment Tribunal was entitled to find as a matter of fact that there was no extension of the fixed-term contract beyond 30 September 1998, and thus the Appellant was dismissed by operation of law without the need for express words of dismissal.
Court Disposition
Appeal dismissed
Orders
- Appeal dismissed
- Costs of £200 ordered against the Appellant in the review proceedings
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