“A teacher who was called a ‘bloody immigrant’ and a ‘nigger’ by pupils and advised by a colleague to go to work in a ‘more ethnically diverse school’ if she wanted promotion, has won her case for unfair dismissal.”
The Times, 11th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A Pakistani-born engineer who claimed he was racially discriminated against by a company because of his name has lost his case.”
BBC News, 3rd December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A British Asian sent to work in an Indian call centre only to be dismissed because his accent ‘wasn’t English enough’ has won a racial discrimination case against his employer.”
The Times, 28th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Watt (formerly Carter) and Others v Ahsan
House of Lords
“An unsuccessful applicant for selection as a Labour Party candidate in local elections who alleged that the failure to select him had been motivated by racial discrimination should have brought his claim against the party under section 25 of the Race Relations Act 1976 in county court proceedings, but since an employment tribunal ruled that it had jurisdiction to hear the complaint under section 12 of that Act, the party could not claim that the tribunal did not have jurisdiction. ”
The Times, 27th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note: the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication
Watt (formerly Carter) v. Ahsan
“An unsuccessful applicant for selection as a local election candidate who alleged that his party’s failure to select him had been motivated by racial discrimination should have brought his claim against the party under s 25 of the Race Relations Act 1976 in county court proceedings, but an employment tribunal having ruled that it had jurisdiction to hear the complaint under s 12 of the Act, the party was estopped from claiming that the tribunal did not have jurisdiction.”
WLR Daily, 23rd November
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 Asian police officer who claims his colleagues framed him for theft after he sued his force for racism is to have his criminal conviction quashed today.”
The Guardian, 19th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A high court judge who made allegedly mocking remarks about a sheikh involved in a multi-million pound divorce was today ordered to step down from the case.”
The Guardian, 15th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A teenager has been temporarily excluded from her school for refusing to remove a symbol of her faith.”
The Guardian, 7th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A new inquiry into whether immigrants jump council housing queues was announced by Trevor Phillips yesterday as the row over immigration policy intensified.”
The Times, 2nd November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“This publication fulfils a statutory obligation for the Secretary of State to publish, annually, information relating to the criminal justice system (CJS) with reference to avoiding discrimination on the ground of race. This publication reports statistical information on the representation of black and minority ethnic groups as suspects, offenders and victims with in the CJS and on employees within criminal justice agencies.”
Statistics on Race and the Criminal Justice System 2006 (PDF)
Ministry of Justice, 30th October 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Black people were almost seven times more likely than white people to be stopped and searched by police last year, according to official figures.”
BBC News, 30th October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Black and Muslim solicitors have accused Britain’s legal watchdog of racial discrimination and want to break away to establish their own watchdog body.”
The Times, 16th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“An Asian detective yesterday said his career in the Metropolitan police was over after it was revealed an employment tribunal had found he had been victimised by his bosses.”
The Guardian, 11th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A policeman who sued Lancashire Police for racial discrimination after the force spent three years and an estimated £500,000 investigating allegations that he fiddled £90 on his expenses has now settled the claim out of court.”
The Times, 29th September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A race relations group is taking legal action against a businessman who started a petition calling for the eviction of travellers from a car park.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th September 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Commission for Racial Equality, which is to be wound up later this month, is to make a final plea to the government this week to make an explicit commitment to the creation of an integrated Britain where inequality is rooted out and active civic participation by people from all backgrounds is encouraged.”
The Guardian, 18th September 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A City investment bank accused of forcing out a highflying member of staff because he was ‘not German enough’ has admitted that it unfairly sacked the executive.”
The Times, 13th September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A high-flying Australian banker is claiming £10 million in compensation over claims that he was pushed out of a City investment bank because he was not German enough.”
The Times, 12th September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Lawyers view racial equality as the crucial issue in the legal profession’s battle to boost diversity, while the need to properly monitor diversity statistics is also acknowledged as a priority for law firms. Clare Ruckin reports on the latest Big Question survey.”
Legal Week, 30th August 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
“MPs have urged the government to speed up efforts to deliver effective laws to combat all forms of discrimination.”
BBC News, 3rd August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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