Tiffin v Lester Aldridge LLP [2012] EWCA Civ 35

Posted In: Case Law
  • Legal Body
    England and Wales Court of Appeal (EWCA)
  • Type of Claim / Jurisdiction
Issues covered: Employee Status; Fixed Share Partners

This case considers the circumstances in which an individual who enters into a members' agreement in a limited liability partnership may be considered to be an employee. The claimant is a former member of the limited liability partnership (LLP) and acted as a solicitor. Prior to the firm becoming an LLP, the claimant had been a fixed share partner. He then made a contribution to capital when he signed the members agreement and received a small share of the profits. The claimant then then left the respondent LLP due to his failure to establish a sufficient client base. He made claims for Unfair Dismissal, breach of contract and statutory redundancy when

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This article is correct at 03/02/2012
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