Injury to feelings awards: Langstaff P holds Simmons v Castle uplift does apply in the employment tribunal (EAT) | Practical Law

Injury to feelings awards: Langstaff P holds Simmons v Castle uplift does apply in the employment tribunal (EAT) | Practical Law

In Beckford v London Borough of Southwark UKEAT/0210/14, the EAT considered the application of the 10% uplift on general damages established by the Court of Appeal in Simmons v Castle and has held that it does apply to injury to feelings awards made in the employment tribunal.

Injury to feelings awards: Langstaff P holds Simmons v Castle uplift does apply in the employment tribunal (EAT)

by Practical Law Employment
Published on 09 Dec 2015 • England, Scotland, Wales
In Beckford v London Borough of Southwark UKEAT/0210/14, the EAT considered the application of the 10% uplift on general damages established by the Court of Appeal in Simmons v Castle and has held that it does apply to injury to feelings awards made in the employment tribunal.