Category: disability discrimination

Disabled people in immigration bail: the duties of the Home Office and local authorities – Local Government Lawyer

Posted February 20th, 2025 in bail, detention, disability discrimination, disabled persons, equality, government departments, housing, human rights, immigration, local government, news by tracey

‘The High Court has ruled that the Home Office has been systemically failing to provide safe and suitable accommodation to disabled applicants, and has given guidance on the interaction between Schedule 10 accommodation and the Care Act 2014. Stephanie Harrison KC, Nadia O’Mara and Isaac Ricca-Richardson analyse its findings.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 19th February 2025

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Employment tribunal’s miscalculated remedy leads to reduction in payout – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted February 19th, 2025 in compensation, disability discrimination, flexible working, interest, law firms, mistake, news, paralegals, unfair dismissal by tracey

‘A paralegal who was awarded more than £40,000 after she succeeded in her employment claim against Oldham-based firm Inaaya Solicitors Limited has had the remedy reduced after the employment tribunal found it had made calculation errors.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 19th February 2025

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Judiciary to produce new strategy to tackle underrepresentation of black judges in 2025 – Local Government Lawyer

Posted January 17th, 2025 in disability discrimination, disabled persons, diversity, equality, judiciary, local government, news by sally

‘Tackling the underrepresentation of black judges and improving accommodations for disabled judges will be the main areas of work on judicial diversity for 2025.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 16th January 2025

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Blind man wins £18,500 after bakery sacking – BBC News

Posted January 15th, 2025 in damages, disability discrimination, disabled persons, employment, employment tribunals, equality, health & safety, news, unfair dismissal by tracey

‘A blind man sacked during his probation at a bakery amid claims he made mistakes has won £18,500, including £12,000 for injury to feelings.’

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BBC News, 14th January 2025

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Security guard sues Science Museum for allegedly denying suitable chair – The Guardian

Posted November 18th, 2024 in cancer, disability discrimination, disabled persons, employment, employment tribunals, equality, news by tracey

‘A cancer survivor with chronic health problems is suing one of the UK’s most prestigious museums for discrimination for allegedly denying her a suitable chair to sit on when she is at work.’

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The Guardian, 17th November 2024

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Disabled paralegal’s £41k damages over unfair law firm dismissal – Legal Futures

Posted November 11th, 2024 in damages, disability discrimination, disabled persons, employment, employment tribunals, equality, law firms, news, paralegals, sex discrimination, unfair dismissal by tracey

‘A paralegal has been awarded £41,000 in damages against a law firm that unfairly dismissed and discriminated against her because she could not work full-time due to disability.’

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Legal Futures, 11th November 2024

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Disability-related absences and dismissal – Local Government Lawyer

Posted October 30th, 2024 in appeals, disability discrimination, disabled persons, employment, employment tribunals, equality, local government, news, social services, unfair dismissal by tracey

‘Should dismissals for disability-related absences be pleaded as direct discrimination? Robin Pickard examines a recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case involving a local authority.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 30th October 2024

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Man who lost home to coastal erosion loses court case against UK government – The Guardian

Posted October 28th, 2024 in climate change, disability discrimination, disabled persons, environmental protection, equality, government departments, housing, human rights, news by tracey

‘An East Anglian man who lost his home to coastal erosion has lost his high court challenge against the government’s climate adaptation plans.’

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The Guardian, 25th October 2024

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The price of discrimination: school ordered to pay £850,000 to an autistic teacher who it viewed as a ‘persistent complainer’ – Local Government Lawyer

Posted October 23rd, 2024 in autism, complaints, disability discrimination, disabled persons, disciplinary procedures, employment, equality, local government, news, personal injuries, psychiatric damage, unfair dismissal by tracey

‘Jo Moseley considers the lessons schools and colleges can learn from a recent tribunal decision which involved an autistic teacher who was dismissed after making a number of complaints about various aspects of his employment over a three year period.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 23rd October 2024

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Bailiff who took emotional support dog on jobs loses discrimination case – The Guardian

Posted October 21st, 2024 in bailiffs, cancer, disability discrimination, disabled persons, dogs, employment, equality, mental health, Ministry of Justice, news by tracey

‘A bailiff who took her miniature Yorkshire terrier on debt collection jobs has lost her case for discrimination after being told she was not entitled to have an emotional support dog at work.’

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The Guardian, 18th October 2024

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Homelessness, disability and reasonable preference under allocation schemes – Nearly Legal

Posted October 14th, 2024 in disability discrimination, disabled persons, equality, families, homelessness, housing, judicial review, local government, news by tracey

‘RR, R (On the Application Of) v London Borough of Enfield (2024) EWHC 2501 (Admin). This was a judicial review challenge to LB Enfield’s allocation policy for priority on the housing register, on the basis that it discrimated against disabled applicants who had the full housing duty under Part VII Housing Act 1996, who were also disabled.’

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Nearly Legal, 13th October 2024

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High Court dismisses Judicial Review challenge to council housing allocation scheme – Local Government Lawyer

Posted October 10th, 2024 in disability discrimination, equality, housing, human rights, judicial review, local government, London, news by sally

‘The High Court has dismissed a judicial review challenge to the London Borough of Enfield’s housing allocation scheme, after a claimant contended the scheme was unlawful both on a public law basis and that it breached the anti-discrimination provisions as set out in the ECHR and/or the Equality Act.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 9th October 2024

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Serial litigant’s history does not make claim vexatious, rules tribunal – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted September 24th, 2024 in autism, disability discrimination, disabled persons, employment tribunals, news, vexatious litigants by tracey

‘A serial litigant accused of pursuing unrealistic job applications to then bring discrimination claims has been allowed to pursue his latest action.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 23rd September 2024

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Barrister “ineligible for judicial posts” fails in JAC discrimination claim – Legal Futures

Posted September 9th, 2024 in barristers, disability discrimination, disabled persons, employment, employment tribunals, equality, judicial appointments commission, judiciary, news by tracey

‘An employment tribunal has struck out a discrimination claim brought by a disabled barrister over his failed applications for judicial appointment because he was not eligible for the posts he sought.’

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Legal Futures, 9th September 2024

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Employment tribunal orders justice secretary to pay court worker £27,000 – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted September 4th, 2024 in compensation, damages, disability discrimination, disabled persons, employment, employment tribunals, equality, Ministry of Justice, news by tracey

‘A magistrates court’s administration officer has been awarded more than £27,000 after succeeding in her disability discrimination employment tribunal claim against the secretary of state for justice.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 3rd September 2024

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Paralegal unfairly dismissed by firm awarded £105,000 damages – Legal Futures

Posted August 27th, 2024 in contract of employment, damages, disability discrimination, employment tribunals, harassment, law firms, news, paralegals, unfair dismissal by tracey

‘A paralegal at a London law firm who was unfairly dismissed – leaving her dreams of becoming a solicitor in tatters – has been awarded damages of more than £100,000.’

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Legal Futures, 27th August 2024

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‘It was so painful’: Diversity officer on suing University of Arts for discrimination – The Independent

Posted August 27th, 2024 in age discrimination, disability discrimination, employment tribunals, news, race discrimination, racism, universities by tracey

‘An equality and diversity officer who successfully sued her university employer for discrimination has criticised the sector’s failures to tackle racism in an exclusive interview with The Independent.’

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The Independent, 26th August 2024

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Firm “did not know solicitor was disabled” when it withdrew job offer – Legal Futures

Posted August 20th, 2024 in disability discrimination, disabled persons, employment, employment tribunals, equality, mental health, news, solicitors by tracey

‘A legal business did not know a solicitor was disabled and had bipolar disorder when it decided to withdraw his job offer, an employment tribunal has ruled.’

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Legal Futures, 20th August 2024

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Tribunal allows solicitor to continue with ‘unfair work allocation’ claim – Legal Futures

Posted August 19th, 2024 in disability discrimination, disabled persons, employment, employment tribunals, equality, law firms, news, solicitors, unfair dismissal, whistleblowers by tracey

‘A solicitor can continue a claim that he was unfairly dismissed for blowing the whistle about biased work allocation practices at a law firm, a judge has ruled.’

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Legal Futures, 19th August 2024

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Part-time paralegal succeeds in employment tribunal over ‘sham’ redundancy exercise – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted August 19th, 2024 in disability discrimination, disabled persons, employment, employment tribunals, equality, law firms, news, paralegals, part-time work, redundancy, unfair dismissal by tracey

‘A paralegal, who could not work full-time due to her disability, has succeeded in an employment claim after a judge found she was made redundant for being a part-time employee.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 16th August 2024

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk