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Polkey v AE Dayton Services Ltd

[1988] AC 344
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtUK House of Lords
Year1988
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

unfair dismissal; procedural unfairness; reduction of compensation where dismissal would have occurred anyway (Polkey deduction)

Area of Law

employment

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