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Latest EAT Judgments- Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust v Browne (Race Discrimination : Inferring discrimination) [2011] UKEAT 0294_11_1002 (10 February 2012)
- HM Land Registry v Benson & Ors (Age Discrimination : no sub-topic) [2011] UKEAT 0197_11_1002 (10 February 2012)
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- Nelson v Clapham & Anor (t/a Claphams Solicitors) (Unfair Dismissal : Contributory fault) [2012] UKEAT 0037_11_2401 (24 January 2012)
- Roberts v North West Ambulance Service (Disability Discrimination : Reasonable adjustments) [2011] UKEAT 0085_11_2401 (24 January 2012)
- O' Cathail v Transport For London (Practice and Procedure : Case Management) (Rev 1) [2011] UKEAT 0247_11_1301 (13 January 2012)
- Scottish Ambulance Service v Truslove & Anor (Working Time Regulations) [2012] UKEAT 0028_11_1201 (12 January 2012)
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Counsel for Revenue & Customs had to apologise to the Court of Appeal for relying on regulations that were five years out of date has drawn much comment.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 Employment Tribunal
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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
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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
Posted in Discrimination
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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
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