Liability Risk and Insurance
No non-economic loss awards
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that tribunals should not award non-economic loss, either in unfair dismissal or
wrongful dismissal cases. According to Berwin Leighton Paisner, the Employment Appeal Tribunal considered the issue of non-economic
loss in unfair dismissal cases in three recent cases, the lead case being
Dunnachie v Kingston Upon Hull City Council
. Leave has been granted for an appeal to the Court of Appeal.