‘The government is being investigated by the equalities watchdog over claims that its treatment of disabled benefits claimants may have broken the law.’
BBC News, 22nd May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The treatment of chronically ill and disabled people by welfare officials, including benefits decisions subsequently linked to the deaths of vulnerable claimants, is to be formally investigated by Britain’s human rights watchdog.’
The Guardian, 22nd May 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The relationship between Islam, religious freedom, and human rights has long been a subject of debate in Britain. However, the significance of the latest instalment in this saga, the judgment of R v Michaela Community Schools Trust, lies not in Islam’s relationship with secularism or human rights but instead in illustrating the incoherence of British ideas on freedom of religion.’
Oxford Human Rights Hub, 16th May 2024
Source: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk
‘Edward Sawyer of Wilberforce Chambers discusses the Court of Appeal’s decision in BMA v HM Treasury, which upheld the validity of directions made by the Treasury to charge members rather than taxpayers with the costs of remedying the discrimination in public sector schemes following the McCloud litigation.’
Pensions Barrister, 16th May 2024
Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com
‘A high court judge has found parts of the UK government’s policing legislation to be in breach of human rights law, with its powers capable of causing a “significant intrusion” on the lives of Gypsies and Travellers.’
The Guardian, 14th May 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The High Court has dismissed a challenge from a pupil at the Michaela Community School, a secondary school in Wembley, London, who argued that a ban on prayer in the school was a breach of the Equality Act as well as her Human Rights. There was also a related challenge to two suspensions that the pupil had received on the basis that they were not procedurally fair.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th May 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The “non-party political” employment silk advising Labour talks to Stephanie Hayward about employer failure to tackle workplace sexual harassment and the urgent need to reinvent whistleblowing culture.’
Counsel, May 2024
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
‘Girls at a Bradford primary school told Ofsted inspectors they are treated differently to boys during an inspection last September.’
BBC News, 7th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The men-only Garrick Club has finally voted to allow women to become members, 193 years after the London institution first opened its doors.’
The Guardian, 7th May 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An organisation that supports migrant workers has launched a legal challenge against the government’s new policy to bar care workers from bringing children and partners to the UK, warning that it is “tearing families apart”.’
The Guardian, 26th April 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Stephen Wyeth reviews Rentokil Initial UK Ltd v Miller [2024] EAT 37 which deals with the issue of whether trial periods can be a reasonable adjustment in the context of existing case law and offers some useful discussion about how the burden of proof shifts in such cases.’
3PB, 26th March 2024
Source: www.3pb.co.uk
‘The High Court has held that part of Westminster City Council’s Housing Allocation Scheme is unlawful, as it indirectly discriminates against women and girls who need to move borough to escape violence.’
Garden Court Chambers, 10th April 2024
Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk
‘Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v JA (2024) UKUT 52 (AAC) (UTJ Church). This important Upper Tribunal decision holds that universal credit claimants leaving supported or temporary accommodation have been unlawfully losing ‘transitional protection’ due to the discriminatory effect of the Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2014. It also holds that affected claimants can obtain a remedy through tribunal appeals.’
Nearly Legal, 23rd April 2024
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘The controversial topic of transgender participation in women’s sport was discussed at the recent LawAccord conference. Speakers were – perhaps unsurprisingly – deeply divided on next steps.’
Law Society's Gazette, 23rd April 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
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