Category Archives: Discrimination

The case of Riam Dean, an attractive 22 year old who claims that top fashion store Abercrombie & Fitch relegated her to the stock room due to her prosthetic arm, has received much news coverage. The Guardian reports that: Dean … Continue reading →

The reason that the regulations concerning sexual orientation and religion and belief will cause so many thorny problems is that the latter may well protect opinions and points of views (what else is a religion or philosophical belief?) that are … Continue reading →

The (relatively) new President of the EAT, Mr Justice Underhill, has usefully laid down guidance on harrassment provisions, in the case of Richmond Pharmacology v. Dhaliwal [2009] UKEAT. Until 2003 harassment didn’t exist as a discrete statutory claim, meaning that the … Continue reading →

There’s an interesting Comment Is Free piece on this issue, which is worth a read, although it poses more questions than it answers. Mark Vernon makes the interesting point that routinely bumping into people whose views are diametrically opposed to … Continue reading →

I have been emailed the details for the following conference, which may be of interest to some. The topic of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in times of crisis will be of particular pertinence given the Business Secretary’s recent announcement that … Continue reading →

The first item on this week’s Law in Action on Radio 4 is about the perceived conflict between the legal protections against religious discrimination and sexual orientation. It features Amanda Ariss of the Equality Rights Forum, Joanne Owers of the … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →