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1. Briefing
   Volume: 21 Briefing: 319 Date: 2004 Author Gay Moon

   Matthews and ors v Kent and Medway Towns Fire Authority and ors [2003] IRLR 732 EAT Less favourable treatment of part time workers Go direct to Briefing
2. Briefing
   Volume: 16 Briefing: 245 Date: 2002 Author Paul Epstein

   Triesman (formerly McDonagh) v. Ali [2002] EWCA Civ 93 Where an individual complains that a political party has racially discriminated against him by preventing him from standing for public office on its behalf (e.g. local councillor), that claim cannot be brought in the ET under Part II of the RRA Go direct to Briefing
3. E-news
   
   eNews 223 July 2022
4. DLA submissions and consultations
   
   Supplementary evidence to WEC re section 14 Event date: 15th May 2025
5. DLA submissions and consultations
   
   Supplementary evidence to WEC re S14 - following a request from the WEC for supplementary evidence as to whether section 14 of the Equality Act (combined discrimination/dual discrimination provision) should be introduced, DLA produced a detailed response
6. Briefing
   Volume: 76 Briefing: 1025 Date: July 2022 Authors Lara Kennedy Sarah Blanchard

   Pitcher v University of Oxford; Ewart v University of Oxford EAT rules that two different ETs can give conflicting judgments on whether the same retirement policy can be justified when imposing a compulsory retirement age Go direct to Briefing
7. Briefing
   Volume: 76 Briefing: 1024 Date: July 2022 Author Matthew Todd

   HM Attorney General v Taheri EAT makes an indefinite restriction of proceedings order against a vexatious litigant who brought over 40 tribunal claims in eight years and provides guidance on when such an order will be appropriate Go direct to Briefing
8. Briefing
   Volume: 76 Briefing: 1023 Date: July 2022 Author Tatiana Dall

   Warburton v Chief Constable of Northamptonshire Police EAT finds the ET applied the wrong test to determine detriment in a victimisation claim. It confirmed that the correct test to apply was the view a reasonable worker would or might take of the treatment in all the circumstances Go direct to Briefing
9. Briefing
   Volume: 76 Briefing: 1022 Date: July 2022 Author Katya Hosking

   Da Silva Primaz v Carl Room Restaurants & Ors EAT holds that for an impairment to have an effect something more than ‘but for’ causation is required. Where an impairment leads to avoidance behaviour through false beliefs about it, that behaviour will not be an effect of the impairment for the purpose Go direct to Briefing
10. Briefing
    Volume: 76 Briefing: 1021 Date: July 2022 Author Daniel Zona

    Navarro v Eurostar International Ltd EAT upholds ET decision that the claimant’s fatigue was part and parcel of her physical impairment and could not be treated separately or linked with her other symptoms Go direct to Briefing
11. Briefing
    Volume: 76 Briefing: 1020 Date: July 2022 Author Nina Khuffash

    Ali v (1) Heathrow Express Operating Company Ltd (2) Redline Assured Security Ltd EAT upholds ET decision confirming that the claimant’s perception is just one of the matters to be taken into account when deciding whether conduct amounts to harassment under s26 EA Go direct to Briefing
12. Briefing
    Volume: 76 Briefing: 1019 Date: July 2022 Author Alice Ramsay

    Slade & Hamilton v Biggs & Stewart EAT upholds ET’s decision to award maximum ACAS uplift for discriminatory dismissals on the grounds of pregnancy/maternity and provides a four-stage test for the ET to apply when considering an employer’s failure to comply with the Code of Practice Go direct to Briefing
13. Briefing
    Volume: 76 Briefing: 1018 Date: July 2022 Author Katya Hosking

    Allen v Primark Stores Ltd The EAT emphasises the importance of focusing on the specific wording of the PCP in identifying the pool for comparison, particularly in relation to the degree of compulsion which is alleged to be applied to the claimant Go direct to Briefing
14. Briefing
    Volume: 76 Briefing: 1017 Date: July 2022 Author Michael Potter

    R (on the application of The Motherhood Plan and another) v HM Treasury CA holds that the Self Employment Income Support Scheme indirectly discriminated against women who took pregnancy/maternity leave during the calculation period, but the measure was justified in all the circumstances Go direct to Briefing
15. Briefing
    Volume: 76 Briefing: 1016 Date: July 2022 Author Barbara Cohen

    Bill of Rights Bill Repealing and replacing human rights protection: the Bill of Rights Bill Go direct to Briefing
16. Briefing
    Volume: 76 Briefing: 1015 Date: July 2022 Authors Annapurna Waughray Declan O’Dempsey Colin Davidson

    Menopause discrimination in the workplace Do the protected characteristics of sex, age and disability provide sufficient protection? Go direct to Briefing
17. Briefing
    Volume: 76 Briefing: 1014 Date: July 2022 Author Geraldine Scullion

    Fighting against the ‘Rights Removal Bill’ Editorial Go direct to Briefing
18. Briefing
    Volume: 4 Briefing: 78 Date: July/August 1998

    Whelan and another T/A Cheers off-licence v Richardson [1998] IRLR 114 (EAT, Clarke J, presiding) COMPENSATION ISSUES - various cases Go direct to Briefing
19. Briefing
    Volume: 2 Briefing: 48 Date: Jan 1997-Dec 1997

    Secretary of State for Scotland v Taylor [1998] IRLR 608:EAT EQUAL OPPORTUNITY POLICIES - PART OF CONTRACTUAL RIGHTS Go direct to Briefing
20. Briefing
    Volume: 2 Briefing: 47 Date: Jan 1997-Dec 1997

    Bhall v M. Firkin Ltd (case no 130124/96: Williams, S presiding - 7/10/97) COMPENSATION UPDATE Go direct to Briefing
21. Briefing
    Volume: 1 Briefing: 17 Date: Mar 1996-Dec 1998 Author Robin Lewis

    The timetable for implementation of the Disability Discrimination Act has now been set and the employment provisions will come into force on 2nd December DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION ACT UPDATE Go direct to Briefing
22. Briefing
    Volume: 1 Briefing: 11 Date: Mar 1996-Dec 1998 Author Camilla Palmer

    QS Familywear plc - sex discrimination and equal pay claim COMPENSATION UPDATE Go direct to Briefing
23. Briefing
    Volume: 77 Briefing: 1026 Date: November 2022 Author Geraldine Scullion

    UK Covid-19 Inquiry to highlight disparate impact Editorial Go direct to Briefing
24. Briefing
    Volume: 77 Briefing: 1027 Date: November 2022 Author Catherine Casserley

    The UK Covid-19 Inquiry Impact on disabled people of the government’s response to the pandemic Go direct to Briefing
25. Briefing
    Volume: 77 Briefing: 1028 Date: November 2022 Authors Graeme Lockwood Vandana Nath

    Covid-19 and disability discrimination in employment Four areas where potential legal challenges associated with post-pandemic disability discrimination might arise: hot-desking arrangements, continued use of personal protective equipment, health-related leave, and risks of associative discrimination Go direct to Briefing
26. Briefing
    Volume: 77 Briefing: 1029 Date: November 2022 Author Ella Hopkins

    Government’s social care cap discriminates against disabled people Concerns expressed that the cap provided for under the Health and Care Act 2022 on the amount anyone in England would need to spend on social care throughout their life breaches the Equality Act by discriminating against disabled people and other groups Go direct to Briefing
27. Briefing
    Volume: 77 Briefing: 1030 Date: November 2022 Author Jamila Duncan-Bosu

    Benkharbouche & Janah v The United Kingdom - Application nos. 19059/18 &19725/181, April 5, 2022 ECtHR refuses UK’s application to strike out & makes just satisfaction damages awards for breaches of Article 6 ECHR rights taking into account the value of the appellants’ substantive cases had they been allowed to pursue their claims in domestic courts Go direct to Briefing
28. Briefing
    Volume: 77 Briefing: 1031 Date: November 2022 Author Yavnik Ganguly

    C Knightley v Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - [2022] EAT 63; November 9, 2021 The EAT rejected appeal arguments that an ET which found a failure to make the reasonable adjustment of extending a dismissal appeal deadline, should have also found that the dismissal was unfair Go direct to Briefing
29. Briefing
    Volume: 77 Briefing: 1032 Date: November 2022 Author Joel Kendall

    Mackereth v DWP & Advanced Personnel Management Group (UK) Limited - [2022] EAT 99; June 29, 2022 EAT overturns ET decision that a doctor’s belief that humans were either male or female did not meet the criteria for protection under the EA - the ET had applied too high a threshold when applying the Grainger criteria Go direct to Briefing
30. Briefing
    Volume: 77 Briefing: 1033 Date: November 2022 Author Lameesa Iqbal

    Sejpal v Rodericks Dental Ltd - [2022] EAT 91; June 16, 2022 EAT takes a major step towards recognition of UK dental associates as workers and casts serious doubt on the role of substitution clauses as an ouster of basic workplace rights Go direct to Briefing