Book excerpt: The fourth edition of Unfair Dismissal Law has been written for those who want to locate and read a summary of one or more of the many topics within this particular area of employment law together with a summary of the relevant line of case authorities and the relevant legislation. This book has been written for professional employment law advisers as well as lay people. For the former, this book can serve as an aide-memoire or reference book whereas, for the latter, it can be an indispensible and invaluable source of practical information that can be used to identify and clarify a particular employment law problem and, if need be, to pursue a claim in an employment tribunal by citing the relevant case authorities and law.