Category: equality

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

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Barbara Mills KC inaugural address 8 January 2025 – Bar Council

Posted January 9th, 2025 in barristers, continuing professional development, diversity, equality, family courts, news, violence, women by sally

‘The new Chair of the Bar of England and Wales, Barbara Mills KC, set out her priorities for 2025 in an inaugural address at Inner Temple Hall on Wednesday (8 January): raising the profile of the family Bar (including in relation to tackling violence against women and girls), enhancing the wellbeing of the profession, making further strides on equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), and continuing to press for the resources needed to restore the justice system.’

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Bar Council, 9th January 2025

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

New Bar Council chair urges proactive coaching for all barristers – Legal Futures

Posted January 9th, 2025 in barristers, continuing professional development, diversity, equality, news by sally

‘Having a coach to support wellbeing should be part of everyday practice at the Bar like having an accountant and insurance, the new chair of the Bar said last night as she launched a new working group to promote the idea.’

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Legal Futures, 9th January 2025

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Employment judge dismisses discrimination and unfair dismissal claims in flexible working dispute – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted January 6th, 2025 in employment, employment tribunals, equality, law firms, news, paralegals, pregnancy, sex discrimination, unfair dismissal by tracey

‘A paralegal who argued she was discriminated against due to her pregnancy, and was unfairly dismissed, has had her employment tribunal claims against a law firm dismissed after a judge found she had resigned from her role.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 6th January 2025

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Addressing Racial Disparity in the Youth Justice System – A Critical Analysis – Mountford Chambers

Posted December 19th, 2024 in chambers articles, criminal justice, equality, news, race discrimination, statistics, young offenders, young persons by sally

‘Fatima Jama examines the report by Revolving Doors which reviews good and promising local practices that aims to tackle ethnic disparity and minority over-representation in youth justice across England and Wales.’

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Mountford Chambers, 5th November 2024

Source: www.mountfordchambers.com

Aspiring barristers from underrepresented groups supported by Bridging the Bar 2024 Outreach Programme – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Posted December 16th, 2024 in barristers, courts, diversity, equality, news by tracey

‘In November 2024, 17 aspiring barristers from underrepresented groups participated in a five-day paid internship at the High Court and Court of Appeal.’

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Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 12th December 2024

Source: www.judiciary.uk

BSB “not fit for purpose”, says Proudman after tribunal dismisses case – Legal Futures

Posted December 13th, 2024 in barristers, bias, disciplinary procedures, domestic violence, equality, freedom of expression, judges, judiciary, legal profession, news, sex discrimination, women by sally

‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has proven itself “unfit for purpose”, Dr Charlotte Proudman said yesterday after a disciplinary tribunal ruled she had no case to answer over tweets she sent.’

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Legal Futures, 13th December 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Barrister cleared of misconduct after criticising ‘boys’ club’ attitude in legal profession – The Guardian

Posted December 13th, 2024 in barristers, bias, disciplinary procedures, domestic violence, equality, freedom of expression, judges, judiciary, legal profession, news, sex discrimination, women by sally

‘A barrister has attacked misogyny in the legal profession after a misconduct case brought against her for calling out a “boys’ club” attitude was thrown out.’

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The Guardian, 12th December 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

CA to consider whether Stonewall “induced” chambers’ discrimination – Legal Futures

Posted December 12th, 2024 in belief discrimination, charities, employment tribunals, equality, gender, inducements, news by sally

‘The Court of Appeal is to consider a barrister’s claim that LGBT charity Stonewall “caused or induced” discrimination against her by her chambers.’

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Legal Futures, 12th December 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Gender critical belief: A legal debrief – Law Pod UK

Posted December 11th, 2024 in employment, equality, freedom of expression, gender, news, podcasts, transgender persons by sally

‘Jim Duffy is joined by fellow 1COR barristers Alasdair Henderson and Paula Kelly to examine recent judicial attempts to grapple with questions of gender in the workplace. How do the UK courts and tribunals distinguish legitimate and protected expressions of belief from harassment and transphobia?’

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Law Pod UK, 11th December 2024

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Birmingham city council agrees deal over equal pay claims – The Guardian

Posted December 11th, 2024 in bankruptcy, employment, equality, local government, news, remuneration, sex discrimination, trade unions, women by sally

‘Birmingham city council has reached an agreement to settle historical equal pay claims that left the authority with liabilities estimated at £760m and pushed it into effective bankruptcy.’

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The Guardian, 10th December 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Bar Standards Board ‘failed to protect’ female barrister from online gender violence – The Guardian

Posted December 11th, 2024 in barristers, bias, disciplinary procedures, equality, freedom of expression, gender, harassment, internet, judges, news, sex discrimination by sally

‘A barrister has accused her professional regulator of failing to protect her from online gender violence, at the start of a disciplinary hearing against her for saying a judge had shown a “boys’ club attitude”.’

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The Guardian, 10th December 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Race at the Bar: time to double down on race equality work – The Bar Council

Posted December 10th, 2024 in barristers, equality, news, race discrimination, reports by tracey

‘The Bar Council is calling on individuals, chambers, and organisations at the Bar to step up work on race equality and keep the momentum going, as it publishes the follow up report to the landmark Race at the Bar report 2021.”

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The Bar Council, 4th December 2024

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Transgender pool player in court battle after being banned from competing in women’s events – The Independent

Posted December 5th, 2024 in equality, news, sport, transgender persons, women by tracey

‘A transgender pool champion is taking legal action against one of the sport’s governing bodies in England after she was banned from playing in women’s tournaments.’

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The Independent, 4th December 2024

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Trends in disrepair and complex housing claims – Local Government Lawyer

Posted December 5th, 2024 in equality, housing, human rights, landlord & tenant, news, repairs by tracey

‘Following recent changes in the law and guidance, as well as recent media coverage of housing issues, there is a significant rise in housing disrepair claims. Mandy Williams and Nichola Johnston anticipate this trend will continue together with an increase in claims’ complexity.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 4th December 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

AI “could amplify gender biases in legal profession” – Legal Futures

Posted December 4th, 2024 in artificial intelligence, bias, equality, gender, law firms, legal profession, news, sex discrimination, solicitors, women by tracey

‘Increased use of artificial intelligence (AI) could “perpetuate or even amplify existing gender biases in the legal profession”, new research has warned.’

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Legal Futures, 4th December 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Research Briefing: A short introduction to equality law and policy – House of Commons Library

Posted December 4th, 2024 in equality, human rights, news, parliament by tracey

‘This briefing provides an overview of equality law, summarising the main concepts and the role of the Equality and Human Rights Commission.’

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House of Commons Library, 2nd December 2024

Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk

High public confidence in barristers falters among ethnic minorities – Legal Futures

Posted December 2nd, 2024 in barristers, equality, legal profession, news, race discrimination, statistics by tracey

‘Public confidence in barristers is high, but lower among those from minority backgrounds, especially when it comes to perceptions of whether they treat everyone fairly, new research has found.’

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Legal Futures, 2nd December 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

CPS sets out Action Plan to tackle disproportionality in charging decisions – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted December 2nd, 2024 in bias, codes of practice, Crown Prosecution Service, equality, news, prosecutions, race discrimination, racism by tracey

‘An ambitious plan to tackle racial disproportionality and safeguard fair prosecution decision-making for all has been published today by the Crown Prosecution Service.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 28th November 2024

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Shared parental leave ‘failing working families’ – BBC News

Posted December 2nd, 2024 in children, employment, equality, families, maternity leave, news, paternity leave by tracey

‘A decade on from the introduction of a landmark scheme aimed at helping new parents share childcare, campaigners say shared parental leave is failing the working families it was designed to help.’

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BBC News, 2nd December 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk