Beedles v Guinness Northern Counties Ltd (Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening) – WLR Daily

Posted April 21st, 2011 in appeals, disability discrimination, housing, law reports by sally

Beedles v Guinness Northern Counties Ltd (Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening) [2011] EWCA Civ 442; [2011] WLR (D) 143

“Where a lease provided for quiet enjoyment that meant an ability to use the premises in an ordinary lawful way. Consequently where a disabled tenant requested a service from his landlord such as repair or redecoration the court had to assess whether the provision of that service would enable him to live as would any other typical tenant in the premises.”

WLR Daily, 19th April 2011

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Birmingham City Council disabled care limits ‘unlawful’ – BBC News

“Judges have ruled that Birmingham City Council’s plans to limit social care for disabled people are unlawful.”

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BBC News, 20th April 2011

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TUC warns against impact of employment law reforms – Law Society’s Gazette

“Government plans for reform of employment tribunals will discriminate against black and minority ethnic groups, disabled people, women, and young workers, according to the Trades Union Congress (TUC).”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 19th April 2011

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How the law can be used to fight cuts to services for disabled people – Law Society’s Gazette

“Disabled children and disabled adults need significant support from public bodies to help them lead ordinary lives. These groups require both specialist and targeted services and flexible universal services which can be adapted to their needs.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 10th March 2011

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Broadmoor patient makes history with court appeal – The Independent

Posted March 9th, 2011 in disability discrimination, human rights, mental health, news, tribunals by sally

“A patient in Broadmoor Hospital who has spent more than two decades alongside some of Britain’s most dangerous criminals has won the right to have a review into his detention heard in public, The Independent has learned.”

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The Independent, 9th March 2011

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Student who can’t stay awake takes watchdog to court – The Independent

Posted February 22nd, 2011 in disability discrimination, judicial review, news, universities by sally

“A student who suffers from the chronic sleep disorder narcolepsy is to have her case heard by the Court of Appeal in London on Thursday, following a six-year battle against what she perceives to be disability discrimination by her university.”

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The Independent, 22nd February 2011

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Discrimination ruling against voluntary workers ‘unfair’ says human rights body – The Guardian

Posted January 28th, 2011 in disability discrimination, news, volunteers by sally

“An appeal court ruling which denies volunteer workers the anti-discrimination employment protection enjoyed by staff has been described as unfair by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.”

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The Guardian, 28th January 2011

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X v Mid Sussex Citizens Advice Bureau and another (Equality and Human Rights Commission and others intervening) – WLR Daily

X v Mid Sussex Citizens Advice Bureau and another (Equality and Human Rights Commission and others intervening) [2011] EWCA Civ 28; [2011] WLR (D) 15

“A disabled volunteer worker at an advice bureau was not protected from acts of discrimination on grounds of disability under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, nor could she rely on the direct effect of Council Directive 2000/78/EEC (‘the Framework Directive’) to sustain an action for discrimination. Although voluntary posts like that held by the claimant might assist the holder to gain a permanent paid post, that was not the purpose of having volunteer workers, most of whom had no wish to join the permanent staff. The volunteer post was not to be treated as a form of vocational training subject to article 3(1)(c) of the Framework Directive.”

WLR Daily, 26th January 2011

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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Law firms win judicial review case against LSC – The Lawyer

Posted December 20th, 2010 in disability discrimination, judicial review, legal aid, news, tenders by sally

“Two law firms, Public Interest Lawyers and RMNJ, have successfully fought a judicial review case against the Legal Services Commission (LSC).”

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The Lawyer, 20th December 2010

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Disability equality forty years on – BBC News

Posted November 29th, 2010 in disability discrimination, equality, news by sally

“Forty years after the first Disability Act was introduced, a new BBC survey has shown that people with disabilities still face discrimination.”

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BBC News, 29th November 2010

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Disabled prisoner to be paid £20,000 for discrimination at Belmarsh – The Guardian

Posted November 9th, 2010 in damages, disability discrimination, news, prisons by sally

“The prison service is to pay out £20,000 in damages to a prisoner who uses a wheelchair in compensation for the ‘degrading’ treatment he received while in Belmarsh jail in London.”

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The Guardian, 8th November 2010

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Pieretti v Enfield London Borough Council – WLR Daily

Pieretti v Enfield London Borough Council [2010] EWCA Civ 1104; [2010] WLR (D) 248

“S 49A(1)(d) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 required a local authority, in carrying out its functions under Pt VII of the Housing Act 1996, to take due steps to take account of a disabled persons’ disabilities.”

WLR Daily, 13th October 2010

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Diplomat ‘denied foreign post due to her deafness’ – The Independent

Posted September 14th, 2010 in diplomats, disability discrimination, employment, news by sally

“A foreign office high-flier appointed as Britain’s deputy ambassador to Kazakhstan has had her posting revoked after officials ruled that her deafness makes it too expensive to send her abroad. Jane Cordell, who was lauded for her work championing disability rights during a previous diplomatic role in Poland, is suing the Foreign Office for discrimination after being told that the additional cost of providing her with trained ‘lip speakers’ to enable her to work can no longer be justified from the public purse.”

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The Independent, 14th September 2010

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Cowell discrimination case will not go to tribunal – BBC News

Posted September 3rd, 2010 in disability discrimination, employment tribunals, media, news by sally

“A Britain’s Got Talent hopeful who claimed she was discriminated against at her audition, has failed to get her case taken to an employment tribunal.”

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BBC News, 2nd September 2010

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MoD settles stressed press officer case – BBC News

“A Ministry of Defence press officer who claimed he suffered from stress-related illnesses after being ‘frugal with the truth’ about troops’ safety in Iraq has settled his case with his employer.”

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BBC News, 4th August 2010

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Stockton on Tees Borough Council v Aylott – WLR Daily

Stockton on Tees Borough Council v Aylott [2010] EWCA Civ 910; [2010] WLR (D) 216

“In determining pursuant to section 3A(1) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 whether, for a reason which related to the claimant’s disability, he had been treated less favourably than a person to whom that reason did not apply, the appropriate comparator was someone who had acted in the same way as the claimant but did not suffer from his disability, and not someone to whom the reason for the treatment complained of did not apply.”

WLR Daily, 30th July 2010

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Workers may find discrimination claims for depression easier after EAT ruling – OUT-LAW.com

“Workers who claim disability discrimination on account of depression should have their cases assessed by the effect of their condition rather than on the basis of strict medical diagnosis, the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) has ruled.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 21st June 2010

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Lawyer wins tribunal appeal over withdrawal of job offer – Law Society’s Gazette

“A woman lawyer has won her appeal against an employment tribunal ruling that disability discrimination did not lie behind a major law firm’s decision to withdraw a job offer.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 17th June 2010

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Discrimination case makes history – BBC News

Posted April 22nd, 2010 in appeals, disability discrimination, news, unfair dismissal by sally

“A woman from Warrenpoint has made history in a landmark discrimination case in which the House of Lords clarified the UK’s Disability Law.”

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BBC News, 22nd April 2010

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Equality Bill makes Britain’s web accessibility law harder to access – OUT-LAW.com

Posted March 19th, 2010 in bills, disability discrimination, equality, internet, news by sally

“OPINION: The UK’s law on web accessibility is being re-written in an apparent attempt to make it impenetrable. But even though algebra has replaced plain English, the duty to make information accessible to disabled people survives, thanks to a blind peer.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 19th March 2010

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