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Establishing Disability Under the Equality Act

Posted13 March 2013

A person is disabled for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010 if he or she has an impairment that has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their ability...

Bankruptcy Not Enough to Avoid Sums Due to Ex-Wife

Posted11 March 2013

A man who was made bankrupt has failed in an attempt to persuade the court that, following his discharge from bankruptcy, he should be relieved of the duty to make...

Ignoring Contract Implications Spells Trouble

Posted11 March 2013

A recent case involving supermarket chain Somerfield (now part of the Co-Op) shows the wisdom of thinking through the implications of a contract before undertaking it. The supermarket chain...

ET Wrong to Strike Out Discrimination Claims After Claimant’s Evidence

Posted8 March 2013

In Timbo v Greenwich Council for Racial Equality, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) ruled that the Employment Tribunal (ET) had erred in law in acceding to the respondent’s application to...

Councils Must Consider Needs of Disabled and Elderly in Care Provision

Posted6 March 2013

When Devon County Council put forward its proposals for funding elderly care, a number of care homes considered that the amount of finance being provided per person was so inadequate...

Data Protection Fine Shows Need for Care

Posted6 March 2013

When a Scottish council computerised its pension records, it failed to ensure that the paper records were appropriately disposed of – and the result was a £250,000 fine. After...