Steven Organ looks at a recent judgment of the Supreme Court and its effect on the law of indirect discrimination. The Supreme Court’s recent judgment in the two linked cases of Essop and Ors v Home Office and Naeem v Secretary of State…
Jessica Bass looks at recent cases in respect of discriminatory dress codes, and the potential implications for UK employers. You would have been hard pressed to miss the headlines last year relating to a London receptionist, working for one of…
In December 2015, Nicola Thorp arrived for work at PwC’s office in London, to begin work as a receptionist. Responsibility for the front desk and reception area was outsourced to a provider called Portico, who had a contentious policy in…
This month, the European Court of Justice (“CJEU”) have handed down their long-awaited decisions in two recent cases concerning religious dress codes in the workplace. The judgments came as a bit of a surprise. In the case of Achbita v G4S…
The Supreme Court last week brought to an end 12 years of litigation in the case of Ilott v The Blue Cross and others which involved important principles of English law. One of these is the respect for testamentary freedom: ie. an…
The Court of Appeal have today handed down judgment refusing judicial review of the government’s policy on civil partnerships. Since 2005 same-sex couples have been able to formalise their relationship with a civil partnership, which gives them broadly same rights…
In two months’ time, the government has promised to serve notice of withdrawal under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union which will result in EU Treaties ceasing to apply to the UK after two years (or earlier, by…
The Supreme Court has ruled that disabled users of public transport are owed a duty by drivers not to discriminate against them and a ‘first-come first-served’ policy with regard to the use of any disabled space is unlawful. The case…
A Law Commission report has called on the government for tougher powers to enforce family financial orders, after concerns that measures to put into effect such orders (whereby one party transfers money or property to the other when a marriage…
A recent survey by the charity Macmillan has found that 18% of cancer patients face discrimination on their return to work. In many cases, employees are unfairly forced out of their job. This can be particularly distressing for individuals who…