Whistleblowing : law and practice / John Bowers, Martin Fodder, Jeremy Lewis, Jack Mitchell.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007.

26450

Whistleblowing -- Great Britain.

Public Interest law -- Great Britain.

Labor laws and legislation -- Great Britain.

1. Introduction --2. Structure of the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 --3. Protectable information --4. Good faith --5. The three tiers of protection --6. Who is protected under PIDA? --7. The right not to suffer detriment --8. Dismissal for making a protected disclosure --9. Remedies in dismissal and detriment claims --10. Employment tribunals procedure and alternative dispute resolution --11. Private information and public interest disclosure --12. Protection of the identiity of informants --13. Whistleblowing and copyright --14. Defamation --15. Obligations to blow the whistle --16. Whistleblowing procedures in the public and private sectors: why they are needed and what they should contain.

This book provides a detailed and authoritative survey of the law relating to public interest disclosure ("whistleblowing"). Six years on from the coming into force of the Public Disclosure Act 1998 (PIDA), the book looks at how the new system has developed, and provides up to date practical guidance on the key issues that arise in practice.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780199299584

xliii, 639 p.