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.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 29th January 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

The price of equality? Gender and the assessment of risk – Cloisters

Posted January 8th, 2013 in equality, insurance, news, pensions, sex discrimination, women by sally

“The financial sector will no longer be allowed to use gender as a determining factor in the assessment of risk and therefore the price of premiums and benefits from Friday 21 December 2012.”

Full story (PDF)

Cloisters, 19th December 2012

Source: www.cloisters.com

Men set to lose £10,000 in pension rule change – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 20th, 2012 in EC law, insurance, news, pensions, sex discrimination by tracey

“Male pensioners will lose up to £10,000 in retirement income due to the
introduction this week of European Court rules banning sex discrimination by
financial firms, a report warns.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 20th December 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

 

Women could pay £500 more for car insurance as EU ruling comes into force – The Guardian

Posted December 18th, 2012 in insurance, news, road traffic, sex discrimination, women by sally

“Women who take out car or life insurance could find themselves paying as much as £500 more when an EU ruling on gender comes into force on Friday.”

Full story

The Guardian, 17th December 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

The laws of succession: ‘Blood flows in women’s veins too’ – The Independent

Posted December 17th, 2012 in equality, news, peerages & dignities, royal family, sex discrimination, succession by sally

“Should the aristocracy follow the Royal Family and change the laws of succession?”

Full story

The Independent, 16th December 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Royal succession bill published – BBC News

Posted December 14th, 2012 in bills, Crown, news, royal family, sex discrimination, succession by tracey

“A new law which will end discrimination against women in the line of succession
to the British throne has been published.”

Full story

BBC News, 13th December 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Equal pay legislation has resulted in ‘interminable litigation’, judge claims – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 7th, 2012 in equal pay, news, sex discrimination by sally

“Equal pay litigation has reached “almost epidemic proportions” but has failed to eradicate unfair pay discrimination over the past few decades, a leading judge has claimed.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 6th December 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Consent given for change to royal succession rules – BBC New

Posted December 4th, 2012 in constitutional reform, news, royal family, sex discrimination, succession by sally

“All Commonwealth realms have agreed to press ahead with a bill ending discrimination against women in the succession to the British throne.”

Full story

BBC News, 4th December 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Moreno v Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (INSS) and another – WLR Daily

Posted November 26th, 2012 in contribution, EC law, law reports, pensions, sex discrimination by sally

Moreno v Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (INSS) and another (Case C-385/11); [2012] WLR (D) 339

“Article 4 of Council Directive 79/7/EEC of 19 December 1978 on the progressive implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women in matters of social security precluded legislation of a member state which required a proportionally greater contribution period from part-time workers, the vast majority of whom were women, than from full-time workers for the former to qualify, if appropriate, for a contributory retirement pension in an amount reduced in proportion to the part-time nature of their work.”

WLR Daily, 22nd November 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

30 years ago: El Vino’s treatment of women drinkers ruled unlawful – The Guardian

Posted November 15th, 2012 in news, sex discrimination, women by sally

“Today in 1982, El Vino, a traditional Fleet Street bar, lifted its ban on two women who successfully challenged its policy of not allowing women to stand with male colleagues at the bar.”

Full story

The Guardian, 15th November 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Government acts to remove “gender bias” on parental leave and flexible working – OUT-LAW.com

“A new system of shared flexible parental leave will allow parents to choose how they share childcare responsibilities in the first year after a child’s birth, the Government has announced.”

Full story

OUT-LAW.com, 13th November 2012

Source: www.out-law.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

Supreme Court judgment: Prix v Work and Pensions Secretary – Head of Legal

Posted October 31st, 2012 in appeals, benefits, citizenship, EC law, freedom of movement, news, sex discrimination by sally

“In what amounts to a defeat for the government, the Supreme Court has decided in this case to refer to the European Court of Justice questions on the interpretation of the EU Citizenship Directive, 2004/38.”

Full story

Head of Legal, 31st October 2012

Source: www.headoflegal.com

Abdulla and others v Birmingham City Council – WLR Daily

Abdulla and others v Birmingham City Council [2012] UKSC 47; [2012] WLR (D) 294

“A claim in respect of the operation of an equality clause in a contract of employment could never more conveniently be disposed of by an employment tribunal, rather than a court, if the tribunal would not be able to determine the claim on its merits because the limitation period applicable in the tribunal had expired.”

WLR Daily, 24th October 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Court of Appeal ruling in ‘whistleblowing’ case – Law Society’s Gazette

“Members of limited liability partnerships are not ‘workers’ under employment legislation, the Court of Appeal ruled this week dismissing a whistleblowing claim made against City firm Clyde & Co.”

Full story

Law Society’s Gazette, 28th September 2012

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Weekend court plans in ‘chaos’ – LegalVoice

“Ministry of Justice (MoJ) plans to pilot Sunday magistrates’ courts have been hit by a technical hitch after prisons said they could not accept new prisoners on that day, writes Elizabeth Davidson. However, its pilot of full-day Saturday courts is still on schedule to begin in the Manchester area this weekend, despite vocal opposition from local criminal lawyers, some of whom claim taking part could leave them vulnerable to expensive employment tribunal claims.”

Full story

LegalVoice, 27th September 2012

Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk

Is Ravat “Old Hat”? – Cloisters

Posted August 7th, 2012 in employment, jurisdiction, news, sex discrimination by sally

“Just when it seems that a particular area of employment law looks like it might be entering a period of calm, a decision comes along to disturb the anticipated serenity.”

Full story (PDF)

Cloisters, August 2012

Source: www.cloisters.com

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

English law is fair to women, not ‘unfair’ to Muslims – Daily Telegraph

“This country recognises the equal rights of husband and wife in a divorce, so will not recognise a prenup agreement that is unfair to the woman.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 28th July 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Courts should take note of Strasbourg’s doctrine of deference – UK Human Rights Blog

“This case about prisoner’s pay provides an interesting up to date analysis of the role of the doctrine of ‘margin of appreciation’ and its applicability in domestic courts.”

Full story

UK Human Rights Blog, 6th July 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com