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United Kingdom contract testunfair dismissalrepudiatory breach

Western Excavating (ECC) Ltd v Sharp

[1978] QB 761
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtEngland and Wales Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Year1978
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

constructive dismissal; employer must commit repudiatory breach of contract; objective test

Area of Law

employment

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