- Credit Suisse First Boston (Europe) Ltd v Lister
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Credit Suisse Ltd v Lister Court Court of Appeal Citation(s) [1998] EWCA Civ 1551, [1999] ICR 794 Keywords Business transfer, TUPE Credit Suisse First Boston (Europe) Ltd v Lister [1998] EWCA Civ 1551 is a UK labour law case, concerning the effects of a business transfer on an employee's rights at work.
Contents
Facts
The transferee of the business that Mr Lister worked, Credit Suisse, for put a gardening clause into 209 employees’ new contracts. Mr Lister, who had been the head of European Equities, sought an injunction. The employees also had some advantageous new terms from the old ones under Barclays de Zoete Wedd.
Judgment
Clarke LJ held that the gardening clause was contrary to the purpose of now TUPER 2006 regulation 4[1] and contrary to the purpose of the Business Transfers Directive.
See also
Business transfer sources Business Transfers Directive 2001/23/EC arts 3-4Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Emp) Regs 2006 r 7Litster v Forth Dry Dock [1988] UKHL 10Wilson v St Helens BC [1998] UKHL 37BTD 2001 art 5 and TUPER 2006 r 4Credit Suisse Ltd v Lister [1998] EWCA Civ 1551University of Oxford v Humphreys [1999] EWCA Civ 3050BTD 2001 arts 3(3) and TUPER 2006 r 5Parkwood Leisure Ltd v Alemo-Herron [2010] EWCA Civ 24BTD 2001 arts 1 and TUPER 2006 r 3Spijkers v Gebroeders Benedik Abattoir CV (1986) C-24/85Süzen v Zehnacker Gebaeudereingung GmbH (1997) C-13/95Oy Liikenne Ab v Liskojärvi (2001) C-172/99RCO Support Services v Unison [2002] EWCA Civ 464BTD 2001 art 5 and TUPER 2006 r 8SS for Trade and Industry v Slater [2007] IRLR 928 (EAT)Oakland v Wellswood (Yorkshire) Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 1094- UK labour law
Notes
- ^ TUPER 1981 r 5
References
External links
Categories:- United Kingdom labour case law
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