Notes for an Industrial Law Society talk by Michael Rubenstein, 29 January, 5, 6, 7 February 2008

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Transfer of undertakings and collective redundancies

1. Klarenberg v Ferrotron Technologies – ECJ - pending

2. Transport & General Workers Union v Swissport (UK) – CA – 12 Feb

3. Amicus v Dynamics Friction – CA – judgment awaited

4. Kimberley Group Housing v Leena Homes – EAT - pending

5. Amicus v Glasgow City Council – EAT – pending

6. Day v Haine – CA – pending

Trade union recognition

7. R (on the application of Cable & Wireless) v Central Arbitration Committee - Admin Ct – judgment awaited

Health and safety issues

8. Spencer v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions – Admin Ct – Feb

Working time

9. Stringer v H M Revenue and Customs (C-520/06) – ECJ – AG Opinion 24 Jan

10. Schultz-Hoff v Deutsche Rentenversicherrung Bund, C-350/06 - ECJ – AG Opinion 24 January

11. Russell v Transocean International Resources – ET – judgment awaited

Whistleblowing

12. Kuzel v Roche Products – CA - judgment awaited

Employment Status

13. James v London Borough of Greenwich – CA – judgment awaited

14. Consistent Group v Kalwak – CA – 4 Feb

Contracts of employment

15. Enfield Technical Services v Payne/Grace v BF Components – CA – 26 Feb

16. RDF Media v Clements – CA – pending

17. Dowie v Crystal Palace FC – CA – April

18. Curran v Dresdner Kleinwort Ltd – HC – April

Unfair dismissal

19. Anderson v Stena Shipping – CS – pending

20. Airbus (UK) v Webb – CA – judgment awaited

21. Abbas v Gate Gourmet – ET – Feb

22. Polier v Najar, C-361/07 – ECJ – pending

Part-time Workers

23. Christie v Department for Constitutional Affairs – CA - pending

24. O’Brien v Secretary of State for Justice – EAT - pending

Fixed-term workers

25. Impact v Minister for Agriculture and Food, C-268/06 – ECJ – AG Opinion 9 January 2008

Pregnancy and maternity

26. Mayr v Backerei und Konditorei Gerhard Flockner, C-506/06 – ECJ – AG Opinion 27 November 2007

27. Tofeji v BNP Paribas – EAT – pending

Equal pay

28. Highland Council v TGWU/Unison – CS – leave applied for

29. Bewley v Walton Neurological Centre – EAT – 16 April

30. Slack v Cumbria County Council – CA – pending

31. Gutridge v Sodhexo – EAT - pending

32. Hughes v Aramark Ltd – EAT – pending

33. Abbott v Littlewoods plc – EAT – pending

34. Forbister v Littlewoods Home Shopping – EAT – pending

35. North Cumbria Acute NHS Trust v Potter – EAT – 30 Jan

36. Casson v North Cumbria Acute Hospitals NHS Trust – EAT - pending

37. Hartley v Northumbria Health Authority – Newcastle ET - Oct

38. Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council v Bainbridge No. 1 and No.2/Surtees v Middlesbrough Borough Council – CA – 14 Jan

39. Grundy v British Airways – CA – 7 July

40. Chief Constable of West Midlands Police v Blackburn – CA – leave applied for

41. Wilson v HSE – EAT – pending

Sex and race discrimination

42. Allen v GMB – CA – pending

43. Brennan v Sunderland City Council, GMB and Unison – ET – May

44. Rogan v British Telecom – NICA – judgment awaited

45. Okuno v G4S Services (UK) – EAT – judgment awaited

46. Oyarce v Cheshire County Council – CA – 12 March

47. Taylor v King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust – EAT - pending

48. PCS v Department of Transport – Admin Ct – pending

49. Centrum voor gelijkheid van kansen en voor racismebestrijding v NV Firma Feryn, C-54/07 – ECJ –AG Opinion – 12 March 2008

Discrimination on grounds of religion or belief

50. Sheridan v Prospects – ET – part-heard

Sexual orientation discrimination

51. English v Thomas Sanderson Blinds – EAT - pending

52. Maruko v Versorgungsanstalt der deutschen Bühnen, C-267/06 - ECJ – AG Opinion - 6 September 2007

Disability discrimination

53. Coleman v Attridge Law – ECJ - AG Opinion – 31 January 2008

54. Hart v Chief Constable of Derbyshire Constabulary – CA – leave applied for

Age discrimination

55. R (on the application of the Incorporated Trustees of the National Council on Ageing v Secretary of State for Trade and Industry), C-388/07 – ECJ – pending

56. Jones v Solent SD Ltd – CA – pending

57. Seldon v Clarkson, Wright & Jakes – EAT pending

58. Reid v Elstree Film Studios – ET – pending

59. Nethercott v South West Ambulance Service NHS Trust – ET – part-heard

60. Hung v Halliburton – ET - Feb

61. Hughes v Meat Hygiene Service – ET – April

62. Hampton v Lord Chancellor – EAT – pending

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