Judge says £420,000 racism claim can stand, after 13 years of ‘Dickensian’ wrangling – Daily Telegraph

“A race equality campaigner who won £420,000 compensation after a council-funded anti-racism group turned her down for a job has emerged victorious from a “Dickensian” court battle – at the ultimate expense of the public purse.”

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Daily Telegraph, 29th January 2013

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IPCC to supervise Stuart Lawrence race case investigation – BBC News

Posted January 11th, 2013 in complaints, news, police, race discrimination, stop and search by tracey

“The police watchdog will supervise an investigation into a complaint by Stephen Lawrence’s brother that officers stopped and searched him because he was black.”

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BBC News, 10th January 2013

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Stephen Lawrence’s brother sues Met over race discrimination – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 9th, 2013 in complaints, news, police, race discrimination, stop and search by sally

“Stephen Lawrence’s brother today launched a race discrimination case against Britain’s biggest police force, claiming officers harassed him due to his skin colour.”

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Daily Telegraph, 8th January 2013

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Okoro and another v Taylor Woodrow Construction Ltd and others – WLR Daily

Posted December 7th, 2012 in complaints, law reports, news, race discrimination, time limits by sally

Okoro and another v Taylor Woodrow Construction Ltd and others [2012] EWCA Civ 1590; [2012] WLR (D) 368

“A complaint of racial discrimination by workers arising out of a ban preventing them from entering the workplace was not presented in time under section 68(1) of the Race Relations Act 1976 after a period of three months beginning with the date on which the ban had expired.”

WLR Daily, 4th December 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Apparent Bias – Employment Law Blog

Posted November 5th, 2012 in bias, employment tribunals, news, race discrimination by sally

“In Bhardwaj v First Division Association and others, UKEAT/ 0157 & 0158/11/2T, Judgment on 1 November 2012, the EAT (Wilkie J presiding) held that, although one of the circumstances complained of may have required the ET members to have recused themselves on grounds of ‘apparent bias’, had such an application been made, in fact, the agreement of the parties, including the Appellant, that the hearing should continue, notwithstanding the revelation of those circumstances, was effective to act as a waiver of any such ‘apparent bias’ and so the hearing of the claims by the ET, as then constituted, was lawful and effective.”

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Employment Law Blog, 2nd November 2012

Source: www.employment11kbw.com

Cairns v Modi; KC v MGN Ltd – WLR Daily

Cairns v Modi; KC v MGN Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 1382; [2012] WLR (D) 302

“When breaking down the details of an award of damages in a defamation case there was no need to introduce a more analytical reasoning process founded on the three broad bands of compensation for injury to feelings in the context of sex and race discrimination cases.”

WLR Daily, 31st October 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Foreign Office fights move to publish secret immigration blacklist – Daily Telegraph

“The government has launched an appeal against a ruling that it must publish a secret blacklist of 44 countries whose nationals face tougher immigration measures when applying to come to Britain.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th September 2012

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Hewage v Grampian Health Board – WLR Daily

Hewage v Grampian Health Board [2012] UKSC 37; [2012] WLR (D) 235

“In considering a claim for discrimination in the employment tribunal, the statutory burden of proof provisions only required careful attention where there was room for doubt as to the facts necessary to establish discrimination.”

WLR Daily, 25th July 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Pay-out for ex-postal worker over race discrimination – The Independent

“A former postal worker has been awarded undisclosed compensation after an employment tribunal ruled he had faced discrimination.”

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The Independent, 31st July 2012

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Gillingham FC ‘racially victimised Mark McCammon’ – BBC News

“A black footballer’s dismissal by his club was unfair racial victimisation, a tribunal has ruled.”

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BBC News, 30th July 2012

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Family visit visa appeals: changes come into effect on 9 July 2012 – UK Border Agency

Posted July 9th, 2012 in appeals, bills, families, human rights, news, race discrimination, visas by sally

“As announced by the government on 18 June 2012, the Immigration Appeals (Family Visitor) Regulations 2012 come into force today (9 July 2012). The regulations set out who qualifies for a full right of appeal against a visa refusal to visit family in the UK.”

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UK Border Agency, 9th July 2012

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Flat adverts that may be breaking the law – BBC News

Posted July 3rd, 2012 in advertising, housing, news, race discrimination, sex discrimination by sally

“‘To let’ advertisements that specify a particular race or religion are visible in newsagents windows in many areas of London. But are they breaking the law?”

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BBC News, 3rd July 2012

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Police up to 28 times more likely to stop and search black people – study – The Guardian

Posted June 12th, 2012 in news, police, race discrimination, reports, statistics, stop and search by sally

“Police forces are up to 28 times more likely to use stop-and-search powers against black people than white people and may be breaking the law, new research from the official human rights body reveals.”

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The Guardian, 12th June 2012

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Harriet Harman’s public sector equality laws to be scrapped – Daily Telegraph

“Anti-race and sex discrimination laws brought in under Labour are set to be scrapped because the ‘unnecessary’ rules are damaging businesses, Theresa May has said.”

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Daily Telegraph, 16th May 2012

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Removing full right of appeal for family visitors – UK Border Agency

“A clause in the Crime and Courts Bill, published today, will remove the full right of appeal for those applying to enter the UK as a family visitor. Subject to Parliamentary approval and Royal Assent, this change is expected to come into force by 2014. Refused applicants will still be able to appeal on limited grounds of human rights or race discrimination.”

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UK Border Agency, 10th May 2012

Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

Treasury failed to test fairness of spending cuts, equality watchdog finds – The Guardian

“The Treasury failed to consider how crucial policies would affect women, disabled people and ethnic minorities before the 2010 spending review, according to a report by the equality watchdog.”

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The Guardian, 14th May 2012

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Meister v Speech Design Carrier Systems GmbH – WLR Daily

Meister v Speech Design Carrier Systems GmbH (Case C-415/10); [2012] WLR (D) 116

“European Union law did not entitle a worker who plausibly claimed to meet the requirements listed in a job advertisement and whose application was rejected to have access to information indicating whether the employer engaged another applicant at the end of the recruitment process. Nevertheless, it could not be ruled out that a refusal to grant any access to information might be one of the factors to take into account in the context of establishing facts from which it might be presumed that there had been direct or indirect discrimination.”

WLR Daily, 19th April 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Former police officer wins £840,000 compensation after ‘stitch-up’ – The Guardian

“An Asian former police officer who was racially abused by colleagues at Cleveland police then set up and jailed for a crime he did not commit has accepted compensation from the force of more than £800,000.”

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The Guardian, 16th April 2012

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French porter called ‘Inspector Clouseau’ by colleagues in line for five-figure payout – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 16th, 2012 in compensation, harassment, news, race discrimination, sex discrimination by tracey

“A French porter who was called ‘Inspector Clouseau’ by colleagues at Royal College of General Practitioners is in line for a five-figure harassment payout.”

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Daily Telegraph, 16th March 2012

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Professional footballer brings race discrimination claim – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 27th, 2012 in employment tribunals, news, race discrimination, sport, unfair dismissal by tracey

“Mark McCammon, 33, claims that he and other black players at Gillingham FC were treated differently to white players. The tribunal case, believed to be the first race discrimination claim brought by a professional footballer, comes amid widespread concern over racism in football.”

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Daily Telegraph, 26th February 2012

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