Conn v Sunderland City Council [2007] EWCA Civ 1492

Conn v Sunderland City Council [2007] EWCA Civ 1492

Hatton by pass obstructed

Yet again the Court of Appeal has restricted the chances of success in stress at work claims, on this occasion limiting the circumstances in which claims will succeed under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997.

The pity is that by pursuing stress at work claims under the 1997 Act claimants have compelled the courts to reduce the range of circumstances in which socially undesirable behaviour can be controlled by the courts.

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