Directors of a crashed company have been given the go-ahead to pursue a case for unfair dismissal in a landmark ruling against a business controlled by former health secretary Stephen Dorrell.
The tribunal ruling allows employees of an insolvent company to sue a business allegedly born out of the ashes of the one that employed them and where there is commonality of ownership between the two.
After several attacks on employment protections by recent governments, lawyers said the surprise ruling could potentially pave the way for a landmark legal decision for corporate insolvencies.
Dorrell, who remains a major figure in the health sector as chairman of the employers lobby group, the NHS Confederation, is accused of using a controvers…
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