Nelson v BBC (No 2)

Nelson v BBC (No 2)
Court Court of Appeal of England and Wales
Citation(s) [1980] ICR 110
Keywords
Unfair dismissal

Nelson v BBC (No 2) [1980] ICR 110 is a UK labour law case, concerning unfair dismissal.

Facts

Mr Nelson refused any transfer of his employment, apparently in a "bloody minded" way.

Judgment

Brandon LJ held that Mr Nelson's behaviour reduced his damages to zero. This would be done if the employee's behaviour was "perverse or foolish … or … bloody minded."

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