Equality Act will pressure authorities to listen – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted April 28th, 2011 in equality, legislation, news by sally

“Passed in the final days of the last government, the Equality Act 2010 (EA) is largely a consolidating measure.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 28th April 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Attorney General: keynote speech to Minority Lawyers’ Conference – Attorney General’s Office

Posted April 15th, 2011 in equality, legal aid, legal profession, minorities, speeches by sally

“Opening the 2011 conference at the Law Society in London, the Attorney spoke of the coming challenges and opportunities for lawyers.”

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Attorney General’s Office, 9th April 2011

Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk

Background: the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003 – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 9th, 2011 in belief discrimination, employment, equality, news by sally

“A short guide to the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003, which have allowed a man’s views on foxhunting to be placed on a par with religious belief.”

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Daily Telegraph, 9th March 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Bar leaders warn of impact of tuition hikes on diversity – Legal Week

Posted February 24th, 2011 in barristers, education, equality, fees, news, universities by sally

“Leading figures at the Bar including former Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer, Bar council chairman Nicholas Green QC and chair of the Bar Standards Board Baroness Ruth Deech have called for the Bar to take action to improve diversity in anticipation of hikes in university tuition fees.”

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Legal Week, 24th February 2011

Source: www.legalweek.com

New Push for LGB and T equality will allow civil partnerships in religious buildings – Home Office

Posted February 18th, 2011 in civil partnerships, equality, homosexuality, marriage, press releases by sally

“As part of its commitment to advancing equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGB and T) people, the government will today announce that religious buildings will be allowed to host civil partnership registrations.”

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Home Office, 17th February 2011

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Keir Starmer QC’s speech on Equality and Diversity – Bar Standards Board

Posted February 17th, 2011 in barristers, equality, speeches by sally

“Did you miss our conference on our proposals for new Equality and Diversity Conduct and Practising rules? If so, find out what Keir Starmer QC had to say.”

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Bar Standards Board, 16th February 2011

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

The Public Sector Equality Duty – Speech by Mr. Justice Sales

Posted December 15th, 2010 in employment, equality, local government, speeches by sally

“Mr. Justice Sales gave a lecture for ELBA and ALBA on 13th December 2010.”

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Judiciary of England and Wales, 13th December 2010

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Government will introduce right to employ based on race and gender – OUT-LAW.com

Posted December 13th, 2010 in employment, equality, news by sally

“The Government has said that it will allow organisations to choose job candidates on the basis of their gender, race or disability in limited circumstances.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 10th December 2010

Source: www.out-law.com

Fawcett Society loses court challenge to legality of budget – The Guardian

Posted December 7th, 2010 in budgets, equality, news, women by sally

“The Fawcett Society has been refused permission to challenge the legality of the government’s emergency budget.”

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The Guardian, 6th December 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

High court judge to rule if coalition’s budget is biased against women – The Guardian

Posted December 6th, 2010 in budgets, equality, news, women by sally

“A high court challenge aimed at overturning the government’s emergency, summer budget is due to be heard today.”

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The Guardian, 6th December 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Government says it will not introduce Equality Act’s ‘socio-economic duty’ – OUT-LAW.com

Posted November 30th, 2010 in equality, news by sally

“The Government will not bring into force a part of the Equality Act making public bodies proactively tackle social and economic disadvantage, Home Secretary Theresa May has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 29th November 2010

Source: www.out-law.com

Disability equality forty years on – BBC News

Posted November 29th, 2010 in disability discrimination, equality, news by sally

“Forty years after the first Disability Act was introduced, a new BBC survey has shown that people with disabilities still face discrimination.”

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BBC News, 29th November 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

George Osborne to be investigated by watchdog over cuts – The Guardian

Posted November 26th, 2010 in budgets, equality, government departments, news, statutory duty by sally

“Equality commission set to launch formal assessment into the Treasury’s conduct prior to last month’s spending review.”

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The Guardian, 26th November 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Respond to our equality and diversity consultation – Bar Standards Board

Posted November 19th, 2010 in barristers, consultations, equality by sally

“The Bar Standards Board has issued a consultation on the revision of its equality and diversity rules.”

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Bar Standards Board, 18th November 2010

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

Theresa May axes Harman’s Law – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 17th, 2010 in equality, news by sally

“A legal duty forcing public bodies to help reduce inequality caused by class disadvantage is to be scrapped.”

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Daily Telegraph, 17th November 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Public bodies face compliance dilemma with Equality Act’s demands – OUT-LAW.com

Posted October 26th, 2010 in employment, equality, news by sally

“Most of the Equality Act came into force earlier this month. One key part, though, will not take effect until April. The trouble is that it could impose a huge obligation on organisations and give them almost no time to meet its demands.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 26th October 2010

Source: www.out-law.com

The Fawcett Society takes the cuts to court – The Guardian

Posted October 25th, 2010 in budgets, equality, judicial review, news, women by sally

“When feminist campaigners saw a palpable threat to women in the coalition government’s spending plans, with the help of Yvette Cooper’s calculations they launched the first ever legal challenge to the budget.”

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The Guardian, 22nd October 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Equality Act Codes of Practice published – OUT-LAW.com

Posted October 19th, 2010 in codes of practice, equality, news by sally

“The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has published the statutory guidance that will help employers, lawyers and courts to interpret the Equality Act. Three Codes of Practice were laid before Parliament last week.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 18th October 2010

Source: www.out-law.com

Bar regulator introduces monitoring scheme – Bar Standards Board

Posted October 18th, 2010 in barristers, complaints, equality, money laundering, press releases by sally

“The BSB is launching a scheme to monitor all chambers and sole practitioners. This is following a successful pilot scheme that took place in 2008.”

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Bar Standards Board, 18th October 2010

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

The case for diversity: legal profession’s white, male legacy persists – The Guardian

Posted October 14th, 2010 in equality, legal profession, minorities, news, women by sally

“This week saw the release of the Equality and Human Rights Commission report entitled How Fair is Britain. Today (13 October), at a high-level conference at Westminster University, original research examining structural inequalities in the legal services sector [pdf] will be unveiled.”

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The Guardian, 13th October 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk