Industrial Cases Reports – Introduction

The Industrial Cases Reports database on the Justis website contains the complete text of the printed publication Industrial Cases Reports from its origin in 1972, Reports of Restrictive Practices Cases, and cases of special interest heard in Industrial Tribunals.

The Industrial Cases Reports (1972–present) database is updated on the Justis website when new issues become available.

Source Material for Industrial Cases Reports

Industrial Cases Reports covers cases heard in the Employment Appeal Tribunal and on appeal from there in the Court of Appeal and the House of Lords, as well as relevant cases from the High Court.

Industrial Cases Reports is published by the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales. It dates back to the inauguration of the National Industrial Relations Court in 1972, and was then known as Industrial Court Reports. After the establishment of the Employment Appeal Tribunal in 1975, the name was changed to Industrial Cases Reports.

Reports of Restrictive Practices Cases was incorporated into Industrial Court Reports from 1972, and any cases of significant interest are included in the present series.

The reports cover cases from the following courts and tribunals:

Employment Appeal Tribunal
Court of Appeal
House of Lords
High Court
Restrictive Practices Court

The subject matter of the reports covers a wide range of issues pertaining to industry including the following:

Contracts of employment
Health and safety at work
Industrial Relations
Race Discrimination
Redundancy
Restrictive practises
Sex Discrimination
Social Security
Unfair Dismissal

Each entry contains the full text of the case report as originally published as well as complete case references.

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