“Vinod Rajdev claims that colleagues at software provider Civica routinely taunted him and joked that he was an al-Qaeda terrorist ‘mastermind’.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Britain’s highest-ranking Asian police officer, Assistant Commissioner Tarique Ghaffur, is due to reach an out-of-court settlement with the Metropolitan police over his employment tribunal claim for racial discrimination before Commissioner Sir Ian Blair leaves office next month, a source has told the Guardian.”
The Guardian, 5th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A judge’s membership of a Jewish association whose magazine had expressed extreme views against Palestinian causes did not in itself imply that the judge shared or endorsed such views so as to require her determination of an immigration appeal by a Palestinian activist to be set aside.”
WLR Daily, 23rd October 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“A black magistrate claims she suffered a nine-year campaign of discrimination by senior court officials and was unfairly denied promotion due to her colour.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has announced an assessment of how ethnic minority officers are treated in police forces throughout England and Wales.”
BBC News, 6th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Ali Dizaei, the controversial Scotland Yard commander who is president of the National Black Police Association, was suspended from duty last night.”
The Times, 19th September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The legal profession’s attempts to attract applicants from more diverse backgrounds are being undermined by continuing public disputes, including rows about the cutting of legal aid fees and claims of racial discrimination, it is feared.”
The Guardian, 15th September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Metropolitan police is facing another racial discrimination claim from a senior employee amid allegations that a failure of leadership in the force is allowing prejudice to flourish.”
The Guardian, 11th September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A former executive at al-Jazeera English seeking more than £1m compensation for alleged discrimination today branded the Qatar-based news channel’s management ‘inconsistent, inefficient and malicious’ at an employment tribunal in London.”
The Guardian, 9th September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Tarique Ghaffur, Britain’s most senior Asian police officer, has been relieved of his duty by the Metropolitan Police, the Daily Telegraph can disclose.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“One of the two senior Asian officers suing the Metropolitan Police for racial discrimination has lost his claim after alleging that a ‘golden circle’ of white officers had been chosen to run Britain’s largest force.”
The Independent, 2nd September 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The UK’s top Asian police officer is to accuse Met Police chief Sir Ian Blair of ordering the rewriting of a report on officers’ harassment of a black man.”
BBC News, 1st September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Britain’s most senior Asian police officer yesterday directly accused Sir Ian Blair, the Met commissioner, of repeatedly racially discriminating against him.”
The Guardian, 29th August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Britain’s biggest police force will this week be plunged into crisis after one of its own leaders sues, alleging he was the victim of racial discrimination. Assistant commissioner Tarique Ghaffur, third most senior officer at Scotland Yard, is expected to issue employment tribunal proceedings that heap fresh pressure on Sir Ian Blair, the Metropolitan police commissioner.”
The Guardian, 20th August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The body that regulates solicitors has been discriminating against ethnic minority lawyers and subjecting them to potentially ruinous investigations, an independent report has concluded.”
The Guardian, 14th August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The country’s most senior Asian officer has suspended an employment tribunal claim in which he had accused the Metropolitan Police of racism.”
BBC News, 18th July 2008
Source: www.bb.co.uk
Regina (E) v Governing Body of JFS and Others; Regina (E) v Schools Adjudicator and Others
Queen’s Bench Division
“Faith schools which gave priority to children of their designated faith in the event of oversubscription did not directly or indirectly racially discriminate against non-members of the faith.”
The Times, 18th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
“Scotland Yard is to be sued for racism by its most senior Asian officer after mediation talks between the two sides broke down.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Centrum voor gelijkheid van kansen en voor racismbestrijding v Firma Feryn
Court of Justice of the European Communities
“Public statements by an employer that it would not recruit employees of a certain racial or ethnic origin constituted direct discrimination in respect of recruitment, within the Community race discrimination directive, even though there was no identifiable complainant contending that he had been the victim of discrimination.”
The Times, 16th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
“Ex-Gurkhas who claim they have been racially discriminated against by the UK government have won the right to stage a High Court challenge.”
BBC News, 15th July 2008
Surce: www.bbc.co.uk
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