No unfair dismissal for director

The Court of Appeal held that a former chief executive of a company who ceased to be a director following a takeover, and under the express terms of his written contract ceased to be chief executive, could not be said to have been unfairly dismissed. The Court dismissed his appeal from a decision by the Employment Appeal Tribunal, which had upheld an employment tribunal decision that the dismissal was fair. He had been dismissed for some other substantial reason.