Category: disability discrimination

Associative indirect discrimination: a new class of claimant in discrimination law – 12 King’s Bench Walk Employment and Discrimination Blog

Posted April 5th, 2023 in chambers articles, children, disability discrimination, disabled persons, EC law, employment, employment tribunals, equality, families, news by sally

‘Employment practitioners will be aware of the significance of the European Court of Justice’s judgment in Coleman v Attridge. Prior to that decision, discrimination claims relating to disability (and age, sex and gender reassignment) could only be brought by a claimant who himself had the relevant protected characteristic.’

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12 King’s Bench Walk Employment and Discrimination Blog, 13th March 2023

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Two-thirds of UK workers with long Covid have faced unfair treatment, says report – The Guardian

Posted March 27th, 2023 in coronavirus, disability discrimination, disabled persons, employment, equality, industrial injuries, news, statistics by tracey

‘UK ministers should act to ensure long Covid sufferers receive the support they need from employers, with as many as two-thirds claiming they have been unfairly treated at work, a report argues.’

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The Guardian, 27th March 2023

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CPS to pay £136,000 for failing to ease barrister’s workload – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted March 23rd, 2023 in barristers, compensation, Crown Prosecution Service, disability discrimination, disabled persons, employment, employment tribunals, equality, harassment, news by tracey

‘The Crown Prosecution Service has been ordered to pay a barrister almost £136,000 after failing to make adjustments to his working life following a heart attack.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 22nd March 2023

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

City council settles claim alleging “discriminatory” pavement licensing policy – Local Government Lawyer

Posted March 2nd, 2023 in disability discrimination, equality, judicial review, licensing, local government, news, planning, roads by tracey

‘City of York Council has settled a wheelchair user’s judicial review claim, which argued the local authority’s pavement licensing policy was discriminatory.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 1st March 2023

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Top Discrimination Decisions of 2022: five cases education lawyers should know – 3PB

Posted January 10th, 2023 in age discrimination, chambers articles, coronavirus, disability discrimination, equality, news, race discrimination, sex discrimination, time limits by sally

‘Discrimination law is a complex and constantly evolving area of practice. Cases this year have provided clarification, enforcement and development of the legal principles underpinning claims under the Equality Act 2010 (“EqA”).’

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3PB, 13th December 2022

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Law firm did not discriminate against disabled paralegal – Legal Futures

Posted January 10th, 2023 in disability discrimination, employment tribunals, law firms, news, paralegals, Wales by sally

‘An employment tribunal has rejected disability discrimination claims made against a Welsh law firm by a paralegal dismissed after just nine days for his poor timekeeping.’

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Legal Futures, 10th January 2023

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

What the latest employment tribunal statistics reveal – Mills & Reeve

Posted January 5th, 2023 in age discrimination, belief discrimination, compensation, disability discrimination, employment tribunals, news, race discrimination, religious discrimination, sex discrimination, sexual orientation discrimination by sally

‘The Government published the latest quarterly and annual statistics last month. We explore what they reveal about the volume of claims and levels of compensation.’

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Mills & Reeve, 4th January 2023

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Disability discrimination – House of Commons Library

Posted January 5th, 2023 in disability discrimination, equality, news by sally

‘This briefing provides an overview of disability discrimination law and explains legal duties to consider the needs of disabled people.’

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House of Commons Library, 4th January 2023

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Inns under fire for sluggish approach to disability access – Legal Futures

Posted December 12th, 2022 in barristers, disability discrimination, disabled persons, equality, inns of court, listed buildings, news by sally

‘The inns of court are slow to act on behalf of disabled barristers and the Bar Standards Board (BSB) is to set push them to improve access in listed buildings, an event to mark the launch of the Bar’s Disability Taskforce heard last week.’

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Legal Futures, 12th December 2022

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Appeal Begins For People Fighting For The £20 Uplift In Universal Credit Payments – Each Other

Posted December 8th, 2022 in appeals, benefits, coronavirus, disability discrimination, judicial review, news by sally

‘Two million people on legacy benefits missed out more than £1,500 in extra Universal Credit support payments during the Covid-19 lockdown in the UK. Four claimants brought a challenge to the High Court in November 2021 in relation to the UK government’s failure to apply a similar increase to legacy benefits. Today, the Court of Appeal will heard the case.’

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Each Other, 7th December 2022

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Dyslexic M&S worker wins payout after being sacked over mistakes in emails – The Independent

Posted November 28th, 2022 in compensation, disability discrimination, disabled persons, employment, employment tribunals, equality, news, redundancy, unfair dismissal by tracey

‘A dyslexic Marks and Spencer worker has won more than £50,000 after losing her job following concerns about mistakes in her emails.’

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The Independent, 27th November 2022

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Woman with Down’s syndrome loses abortion law appeal – BBC News

Posted November 25th, 2022 in abortion, appeals, disability discrimination, disabled persons, equality, human rights, news, time limits by tracey

‘A woman with Down’s syndrome has lost her appeal over a law that allows abortion up until birth for a foetus with the condition.’

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BBC News, 25th November 2022

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Removal process for judges ‘unconstitutional’, support network tells MoJ – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted October 21st, 2022 in consultations, disability discrimination, disabled persons, employment, equality, health, judges, judiciary, Ministry of Justice, news by tracey

‘A new policy designed to remove judges from office if they have been long absent from work due to ill health would be unconstitutional, a support network for judges has told the government.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 20th October 2022

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Tommy Jessop: Why I investigated care for patients like me – BBC News

Posted October 10th, 2022 in BBC, bereavement, causing death of children or vulnerable adults, disability discrimination, disabled persons, equality, families, health, hospitals, inquests, learning difficulties, news by tracey

‘People with a learning disability are more than twice as likely to die from avoidable causes than the rest of the population. Actor Tommy Jessop and BBC Panorama investigated some of the stories of families who say they were let down by their medical care.’

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BBC News, 10th October 2022

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Staff at Home Office contractors sue over discrimination and unfair dismissal – The Guardian

Posted September 22nd, 2022 in contracting out, disability discrimination, government departments, news, race discrimination, sex discrimination, unfair dismissal by sally

‘Dozens of security staff who detain and deport people for the Home Office are taking legal action over race, sex, disability discrimination and unfair dismissal, the Guardian has learned.’

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The Guardian, 21st September 2022

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Unfavourable Treatment and section 15 Equality Act 2010 – Local Government Lawyer

Posted September 16th, 2022 in appeals, coronavirus, disability discrimination, disabled persons, employment, employment tribunals, equality, fire services, holidays, news by tracey

‘Peter Doughty unpacks the decision in Michael Cowie and Others v Scottish Fire and Rescue Service [2022] EAT 121, which involved a Special Leave scheme set up during the pandemic.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 16th September 2022

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Permanent exclusion decisions and disability discrimination claims – Local Government Lawyer

Posted August 22nd, 2022 in children, disability discrimination, disabled persons, local government, news, school children, school exclusions, special educational needs, tribunals by tracey

‘The First-tier Tribunal (SEND) has no power to stay a permanent exclusion decision pending the final hearing of a disability discrimination claim, the Upper Tribunal confirmed. Katherine Anderson analyses the judgment.’

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Local Government Lawyer. 19th August 2022

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Major change to taxi and private hire vehicle accessibility legislation comes into force – Local Government Lawyer

Posted July 6th, 2022 in disability discrimination, disabled persons, equality, local government, news, taxis by sally

‘The Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) Act 2022 – described as “the most significant change to taxi accessibility legislation since the Equality Act was introduced 12 years ago” – has come into force.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 5th July 2022

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Court of Appeal Refuses Permission to Judicially Review Infected Blood Compensation Scheme – Quarterly Medical Law Review

Posted June 27th, 2022 in appeals, blood products, compensation, disability discrimination, disabled persons, equality, judicial review, news by tracey

‘In a judgment handed down on 4 February 2022, the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal for permission to apply for judicial review concerning the lawfulness of the England Infected Blood Support Scheme (EIBSS) (the “Scheme”). The Court of Appeal concluded that the Scheme’s exclusion of those infected with hepatitis B was not discriminatory. In any event, the Secretary of State’s justification for who was to be compensated under the ex gratia Scheme was to be given a wide margin of appreciation by the courts.’

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Quarterly Medical Law Review , 24th June 2022

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Long Covid is a disability, tribunal rules in landmark case – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 21st, 2022 in coronavirus, disability discrimination, disabled persons, employment tribunals, news by sally

‘Long Covid is a disability, a tribunal has ruled in what employment experts say could result in a “significant increase” in the number of claims brought by people suffering with the syndrome.’

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Daily Telegraph, 20th June 2022

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk