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Polkey and hindsight: tribunals cannot rewrite the rules after a dismissal

By Sarah Lovell and Sarah Beeby
March 18, 2026
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On our website, we look at a dismissal under a progression-based performance model and the limits of Polkey reductions to compensation. You can read our insight here.

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Sarah Lovell

About Sarah Lovell

Sarah is a hugely experienced litigator, having successfully defended many claims in both the Employment Tribunal and the Employment Appeal Tribunal. She has dealt with a wide range of claims, including all forms of discrimination, unfair dismissal, wrongful dismissal, whistleblowing and holiday pay claims.

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Sarah Beeby

About Sarah Beeby

Sarah is a partner and head of the Firm's tier one ranked People, Reward and Mobility practice in Milton Keynes. A very experienced employment lawyer, she undertakes a full range of employment work for a wide variety of clients in the private and public sectors, including many leading companies and household names. Sarah's work includes advising on large-scale redundancy and restructuring exercises, TUPE transfers and complex outsourcing arrangements, as well as advising on the employment aspects of large corporate transactions, having worked on numerous multi-million pound transactions for an impressive portfolio of clients.

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