Petrofac Offshore Management Ltd v Wilson

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Gross misconduct and failure to obey management instructions

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A persistent and deliberate refusal to comply with a reasonable management instruction, after warnings were given, was gross misconduct justifying summary dismissal – no matter how sincerely the principle behind that refusal may have been held.
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