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What does EC mean? In legal practice, “EC” is used as shorthand for two distinct concepts: 1. European Commission: The executive arm of the European Union. While “EC” is not a defined statutory term, the Commission is established by the EU Treaties. UK and Irish lawyers encounter “EC” in EU law and competition law materials, case citations, merger control decisions, and references to pre‑Lisbon instruments titled “Regulation (EC) No …”. Post‑Brexit, the term persists in retained EU law, parallel UK/EU investigations, and cross‑border regulatory matters. 2. Emergency controller: A role title found in emergency planning and health and safety practice (for example, COMAH sites, construction...

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Archived 2018 employment law case tracker—significant UK and EU decisions on status, contracts, pay, tax, discrimination, working time, whistleblowing, TUPE, termination, unfair dismissal, redundancy, tribunals and Brexit

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This case tracker brings together key employment judgments issued in 2018. For live, noteworthy proceedings, see Practice Note: Case tracker—Employment. Where available, links to Employment news analysis are provided. The Lexis®+ UK Employment team welcomes suggestions for further cases of Interest to Subscribers; please use the ‘Contact Us’ button above and the Lexis®Ask facility to share details.

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  • Case: Kowal v The Doctors Laboratory
  • Citations: 2200444/2017, 2200445/2017, 2200446/2017, 2200447/2017, 2200448/2017
  • Topic: Employment status — whether a courier is an employee for unfair dismissal and discrimination.
  • Position: The respondent accepted the claimants are workers, not self‑employed, and, on settlement, agreed some claimants were employees (see LNB News 09/02/2018 109 ‘Gig economy: Settlement sees blood couriers get full employment rights’).
  • Court: Central London Employment Tribunal
  • History: Claims filed on 7 March 2017; listed for a preliminary hearing on 13–16 November 2017; re‑listed for 13–16 February 2018; reported settled on 8 February 2018...
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