Brewster v. Fanon Trust Ltd & Anor [2001] UKEAT 0346_00_0204 (2 April 2001)

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

  1. 1 Whether the Appellant's fixed-term contract was extended beyond 30 September 1998
  2. 2 Whether the Appellant was dismissed within the meaning of the Employment Rights Act 1996
  3. 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