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Duncombe v Secretary of State for Children Schools and Families

[2011] UKSC 36
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtUK Supreme Court
Year2011
StatusBinding authority

Summary

A teacher employed at a European School in Germany had a sufficiently strong connection with Great Britain to bring an unfair dismissal claim under ERA 1996.

Key Principle

territorial reach of ERA 1996; teacher employed at European School in Germany; sufficiently strong connection with Great Britain

Area of Law

employment

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