“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.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th February 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A gay black police officer who accused Scotland Yard of racial and sexual discrimination has won his case at an employment tribunal, which also found that another officer deliberately leaked a ‘distorted account’ of the claim to the Sun newspaper.”
The Guardian, 20th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“One of England’s biggest hospital trusts has been accused of ‘institutionalised racism’ after a senior manager it sacked won almost £1m in damages for racial discrimination and unfair dismissal.”
The Guardian, 9th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Dr Eva Michalak has won £4.5 million in compensation after her bosses mounted a campaign against her when she fell pregnant.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th December 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Labour party has been ordered by an employment tribunal to pay Raghib Ahsan £123,000 following a 13-year legal battle, in which his costs were met by taxpayers.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“An Indian couple who met at a UK law firm where they both worked are claiming wrongful dismissal because of discrimination by caste.”
The Independent, 18th August 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A new immigration rule requiring people to be able to speak English to move to the UK to be with their spouse is a breach of human rights, a court heard yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Tariq v Home Office (JUSTICE and another intervening) [2011] UKSC 35; [2011] WLR (D) 229
“The closed material procedure provided in the statutory scheme established for employment tribunals was in principle compatible with European Union law and article 6 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, as scheduled to the Human Rights Act 1998.”
WLR Daily, 13th July 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“The high court has agreed that a full legal challenge can be brought against a police stop-and-search power alleged to be used in a racist way against African-Caribbean people.”
The Guardian, 8th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An investigation by the Financial Services Authority has found no evidence that insurers discriminated against black and ethnic minority law firms during last year’s professional indemnity insurance renewal.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th July 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A highly successful school’s anti-gang ban on unconventional hairstyles, including cornrows, has resulted in ‘unlawful, indirect racial discrimination which is not justified’, the High Court ruled today.”
The Independent, 17th June 2011
Source: www.indepedent.co.uk
“The High Court is due to make a ruling later on the legality of a school’s ban of the cornrows hairstyle.”
BBC News, 17th June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An Arab Princess has been ordered to pay £175,000 in compensation to a servant paid less than £2.50 an hour who was forced to dig into his own pocket to cover the food bills from Harrods because Tesco was not considered good enough.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th June 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“People from ethnic minorities are up to 42 times more likely than white people to be the target of a counter-terrorism power which allows the stopping and searching of the innocent yet grants them less rights than suspected criminals, official figures seen by the Guardian show.”
The Guardian, 23rd May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Ministers claim reforms will make it easier for businesses to grow but unions say change will ‘reward bad employers who disadvantage women and ethnic minority workers’.”
The Guardian, 11th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A pupil is taking a London school to the High Court, arguing its ban on ‘cornrows’ hairstyles is unlawful.”
BBC News, 10th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
British Airways plc v Mak and others [2011] EWCA Civ 184; [2011] WLR (D) 63
“The employment tribunal had jurisdiction to entertain claims for race and age discrimination brought against a British airline by employees based in Hong Kong, who worked for the airline on flights between Hong Kong and London among other destinations, since they did work partly in Great Britain and their employment was therefore to be regarded as being at an establishment in Great Britain.”
WLR Daily, 25th February 2011
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“An IT student who says he can’t get a job because he got a second class degree has had his bid for £5m damages from the university he claims let him down thrown out by a High Court judge.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“BNP leader Nick Griffin has fought off a bid to have him declared guilty of contempt of court.”
BBC News, 17th December 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Government plans allowing police to stop people on the grounds of skin colour are discriminatory and amount to racial profiling, the official equalities body has warned ministers.”
The Guardian, 15th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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