Monthly Archives: February 2009

Will ignorance of the law become an excuse?

The recent case in which Counsel for Revenue & Customs had to apologise to the Court of Appeal for relying on regulations that were five years out of date has drawn much comment. For a report, see Frisby Law, a … Continue reading

Posted in Dispute Resolution regulations, Employment Tribunal, Lawyers, Rambling | Tagged | 1 Comment

Lying on your CV

The One Show had a feature today on CV falsehoods – reckoning that as vacancies disappear applicants will become more willing to embellish their accomplishments. You can watch it for the next 7 days on BBC iPlayer here, and that … Continue reading

Posted in Contracts of Employment, Recruitment | 9 Comments

Ladele’s flawed burden of proof reasoning redux

The main failing of the tribunal’s decision in Ladele was its failure in applying the reversal of the burden of proof, provided by the discrimination statutes and the leading case of Igen v Wong. In Ladele, the Claimant submitted that … Continue reading

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EAT holds that Malcolm does apply to employment discrimination

In the case of Lewisham v Malcolm, the House of Lords fundamentally changed the law on disability discrimination, holding that the proper comparator was someone to whom the reason for treatment applied, but who was not disabled. Thus, a comparator … Continue reading

Posted in Discrimination | 8 Comments