Hill v CA Parsons & Co Ltd

Hill v CA Parsons & Co Ltd

Court	Court of Appeal of England and Wales
Citation(s)	[1972] Ch 305
Keywords
Wrongful dismissal

Hill v CA Parsons & Co Ltd [1972] Ch 305 is a UK labour law case, concerning wrongful dismissal.

Facts

An engineer was dismissed after he joined the trade union, at age 63, which was not the majority union of the employer.^[1]

Sachs LJ granted an injunction for him to remain in the job, particularly given that he still retained mutual trust and confidence with the employer.

Wrongful dismissal cases

Employment Rights Act 1996 s 86

Wilson v Racher [1974] ICR 428

Johnson v Unisys Ltd [2001] UKHL 13

Gunton v Richmond upon Thames LBC [1980] ICR 755

Boyo v London Borough of Lambeth [1994] EWCA Civ 28

Société Générale, London Branch v Geys [2012] UKSC 63

McClelland v NI General Health Services [1957] 1 WLR 594

Taylor v Secretary of State for Scotland [2000] UKHL 28

Horkulak v Cantor Fitzgerald Int [2004] EWCA Civ 1287

Reda v Flag Ltd [2002] UKPC 38

Eastwood v Magnox Electric plc [2004] UKHL 35

Barber v Somerset CC [2004] UKHL 13

Hill v CA Parsons & Co Ltd [1972] Ch 305

Edwards v Chesterfield Royal Hospital [2011] UKSC 58