Briefings Index (by article)

Volume: 40 Briefing: 564 Date: 2010 Author Liz Sayce

Employment health checks - time for a rethink?

Volume: 39 Briefing: 562 Date: 2010 Author Naomi Cunningham

Danise v The Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis [2009] UKEAT/0234/09/2010, October 20, 2009 Dress code - update on SDA - Dress codes and discrimination

Volume: 39 Briefing: 561 Date: 2010 Author Michael Newman

Secretary of State for the Department for Work & Pensions v Alam [2009] All ER (D) 174, UKEAT 0242/09/091, November 9, 2009 Disability discrimination; knowledge and reasonable adjustments - DDA - reasonable adjustments - employers knowledge

Volume: 39 Briefing: 560 Date: 2010 Author Peter Reading

Ministry of Defence v Debique UKEAT/0048/09/MAA and UKEAT/0049/09/MAA, October 12, 2009 Indirect sex discrimination and race discrimination - Progressive approach to combined discrimination

Volume: 39 Briefing: 559 Date: 2010 Author Zem Rodaway

Governing Body of X Endowed Primary School and 1) Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal 2) Mr and Mrs T 3) The National Autistic Society [2009] EWHC 1842 (Admin), July 23, 2009 ADHD and excluded conditions under Reg 4(1); failure to make reasonable adjustment - Behavioural issues and the definition of disability

Volume: 39 Briefing: 558 Date: 2010 Author Kiran Daurka

R on the application of Ghai v Newcastle City Council and Secretary of State for Justice; Ramgharia Gurdwara, Hitchin, Alice Barker Welfare and Wildlife Trust, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Hindu Merchants Association intervening [2010] EWCA Civ 59, February 2, 2010 Religious discrimination - Open-air funeral pyres

Volume: 39 Briefing: 557 Date: 2010 Author Daniel Dyal

Abbey National PLC v Chagger, [2009] EWCA Civ 1202, [2009] IRLR 86, November 13, 2009 Losses and remedies - Quantum in discrimination cases

Volume: 39 Briefing: 556 Date: 2010 Author Michael Reed

Ladele v London Borough of Islington [2009] EWCA Civ 1357, December 15, 2009 Sexual orientation discrimination - Religious views cannot be used to obtain exceptions from equality law

Volume: 39 Briefing: 555 Date: 2010 Author Catherine Casserley

R (on the application of E) (respondent) v Governing Body of JFS and the Admissions Appeal Panel of JFS and others (appellants) [2009] UKSC 15, December 16, 2009 Race and religious discrimination - Significant ruling on direct discrimination

Volume: 39 Briefing: 554 Date: 2010 Author Gay Moon

Kdeveci v Swedex GmbH & Co Case C-555/07 [2010] ECJ, January 19, 2010 Age discrimination: application of EU principles in national law

Volume: 39 Briefing: 553 Date: 2010 Author Daniel Dyal

Domnica Petersen v Berufungsausschuss f Zahnzte f den Bezirk Westfalen-Lippe Case C-341/08 and Colin Wolf v Stadt Frankfurt am Main, Case C-229/08, January 12, 2010 Age discrimination: justification and genuine occupational requirements

Volume: 39 Briefing: 552 Date: 2010 Author Sarah Veale

Impact of improved legal protection for working women

Volume: 39 Briefing: 551 Date: 2010 Author Robin Allen QC

Age discrimination and redundancy

Volume: 39 Briefing: 550 Date: 2010 Author Luke Clements

Carers and the Equality Bill

Volume: 38 Briefing: 549 Date: 2009 Authors Shah Qureshi Nicholas Fry

Grainger plc and ors v Nicholson UKEAT/0219/07/ZT, November 3, 2009 When does a philosophical belief afford the believer protection from discrimination in the workplace?

Volume: 38 Briefing: 548 Date: 2009 Author Gay Moon

X v Mid Sussex Citizens Advice Bureau & Lyn Challis [2009] UKEAT 0220/08/3010, October 30, 2009 DDA does not protect CAB volunteers

Volume: 38 Briefing: 547 Date: 2009 Author Barbara Cohen

EBR Attridge Law LLP (formerly Attridge Law) v Ms S Coleman UKEAT/0071/09/JOJ October 30, 2009 Discrimination by association

Volume: 38 Briefing: 546 Date: 2009 Author Catherine Casserley

Fareham College Corporation v Walters [2009] UKEAT 0396/08/1405, May 14, 2009 Failure to make reasonable adjustments in employment - Dismissal of disabled employee is discrimination in breach of the reasonable adjustment duty

Volume: 38 Briefing: 545 Date: 2009 Authors Gerry Facenna John Halford

R (on the application of (1) Alma Lunt (2) Allied Vehicles Ltd) v Liverpool City Council (Defendant) and the Equality and Human Rights Commission (Intervener) [2009] EWHC 2356 (Admin), July 31, 2009 Disability discrimination; accessible taxi license - Disability discrimination, public authority decision making and taxis

Volume: 38 Briefing: 544 Date: 2009 Author Deborah Nathan

R (on the application of Age UK) v Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (the Equality and Human Rights Commission and HM Attorney General intervening) [2009] EWHC 2336 (Admin), September 25, 2009 Age discrimination - Default retirement age held to be lawful

Volume: 38 Briefing: 543 Date: 2009 Author Sophie Garner

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce v Beck [2009] EWCA Civ 619, June 26, 2009 Race discrimination and discovery of documents - Necessary discovery of confidential documents

Volume: 38 Briefing: 542 Date: 2009 Author Catriona Stirling

Gutridge and Others v Sodexo [2009] EWCA Civ 729, July 14, 2009 Equal pay claim and TUPE - Significant judgment on equal pay liability and TUPE transfer

Volume: 38 Briefing: 541 Date: 2009 Author Michael Reed

Somerset County Council v Pike [2009] EWCA Civ 808, July 28, 2009 Indirect sex discrimination; correct pool of comparators - Choosing the relevant comparison pool

Volume: 38 Briefing: 540 Date: 2009 Author Sarfraz Khan

SCA Packaging Ltd v Boyle (Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening) [2009] UKHL 37, July 1, 2009 Disability; vocal nodules; definition of likely to recur etc; - Likely - the definition of disability simplified

Volume: 38 Briefing: 539 Date: 2009 Author Barbara Cohen

Equality Duties: recent cases raise new public policy questions