D'Lima v Board of Management, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children

The case of D'Lima v Board of Management, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children involved the applicant, D'Lima, and the respondent, the Board of Management of Princess Margaret Hospital for Children. The applicant brought an application for judicial review, seeking to challenge the termination of her employment by the respondent. The dispute centred around whether the applicant's employment was governed by a series of contracts each for a specified period of time, and whether her termination was lawful under the Industrial Relations Regulations.

The court was required to decide several legal issues, primarily whether the applicant was engaged under a series of contracts for specified periods and whether the termination was lawful. The applicant argued that her employment was governed by a series of contracts each for a specified period, and as such, her termination was unlawful. The respondent argued that the employment was not governed by a series of contracts for specified periods, and the termination was lawful.

The court found that the applicant's employment was governed by a series of contracts for specified periods. The court held that the termination was not lawful because it was not for a valid reason and did not comply with the Industrial Relations Regulations. The court concluded that the termination was unlawful and ordered the respondent to reinstate the applicant to her position and pay her wages and entitlements from the date of termination.