‘Two recent judgments in the Court of Protection sparked the usual inaccurate headlines suggesting that the court had ridden roughshod over the rights of adults with learning difficulties to access the internet, and more specifically social media. In particular this one from The Times stood out: Social workers can stop vulnerable people using social media.’
Transparency Project, 9th March 2019
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
‘A taxi driver has lost an appeal over his conviction of an offence under the Equality Act 2010 of making an additional charge for a disabled person in a wheelchair.’
Local Government Lawyer, 28th February 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘McNutt v Transport for London [2019] EWHC 365 (Admin) was an appeal by way of case stated against a decision of Hendon Magistrates Court to find Mr McNutt, guilty of the offence contrary to Section 165(7) of the Equality Act 2010 (“the EA 2010”). It raised an important point of statutory construction in relation to the duty, pursuant to Section 165(1)(a) and Section 165(4)(b) of the EA 2010 on the driver of a taxi which has been hired by or for a disabled person in a wheelchair “not to make any additional charge for doing so”. By Section 165(7), it is a criminal offence to make such an additional charge.’
Local Government Law, 25th February 2019
Source: local-government-law.11kbw.com
‘A taxi driver who refused to pick up a blind couple and their guide dog has lost his licence.’
BBC News, 7th February 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An 88-year-old hospital secretary has become the oldest person ever to win an age discrimination case after she was marched out her office and later dismissed over “frality” claims.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th February 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The UK benefits system’s Disability Living Allowance (DLA) has been designed to support people living with disabilities – but handouts may be unfairly benefiting claimants with physical injuries over those with mental illnesses.’
Rights Info, 22nd January 2019
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘A disabled woman was discriminated against when she was unfairly sacked by the Department for Work and Pensions, which behaved in a “perverse” and “blinkered” manner, a judge has found.’
The Guardian, 21st January 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Self-regulation of social media “has failed disabled people”, according to MPs who have backed a petition calling for new laws, led by model Katie Price.’
BBC News, 22nd January 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman awarded £500,000 after being left with severe physical and mental disabilities is homeless after her mother was barred from buying them a home with the money.’
BBC News, 14th January 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A group of parents are taking the government to court over its lack of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) funding which they say leave “thousands of children across the country in limbo”.
The Independent, 19th December 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Home Office is trying to force two British-born children with lifelong and complex physical and mental disabilities out of Britain in a move which experts say breaches UK and UN law.’
The Guardian, 12th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A girl starved of oxygen during birth who needs 24-hour care has been awarded compensation totalling £22m.’
BBC News, 12th December 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The wife of Britain’s most controversial buy-to-let landlord, Fergus Wilson, has been ordered to pay £25,000 in fines and legal costs after a court ruled that she had failed to supply hot water to a disabled tenant.’
The Guardian, 12th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A couple of weeks ago we held a seminar on how the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (“CRPD”) could be argued in UK courts and tribunals. The seminar explored the approach that courts around the world have taken in citing and interpreting the CRPD. The judicial route is only one way for international law to trickle down into domestic law. Another obvious way to implement human rights is via law and policy reform.’
Doughty Street Chambers, 6th December 2018
Source: insights.doughtystreet.co.uk
‘Lawyers acting for families with disabled children have threatened Somerset County Council with a legal challenge over proposed cuts to services that would save £2m over the next two years.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th December 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Upper Tribunal decision in of C&C v Governing Body [2018] UKUT 269 (AAC) has provided important clarification to the scope of the Equality Act 2010 in an education context.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 26th November 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Khan v MNX [2017] EWHC 2990 (QB). The Court of Appeal has held that a mother who consults a doctor in order to avoid the birth of a child with one disability may not recover damages for the costs associated with a different disability.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 27th November 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
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