Discrimination

Discrimination against a person or group of people on the grounds of their gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, race, colour, religion or beliefs, etc is unlawful. The government has legislated widely on the subject to ensure everyone is treated equally under the law in the UK.

In our blog we cover the most recent discrimination cases, following developments in the law and reporting victories for those who have suffered discrimination. Make sure you check it out regularly so you remain up-to-date with discrimination law.

If you have been subject to discrimination, for example in the workplace, you can get in touch with us today. Contact Law can put you in touch with a local recommended solicitor who can advise you further on your discrimination claim.

Positive action to increase minorities in top judicial posts

In a recent interview with the Times yesterday, Lord Neuberger, the Master of the Rolls, said that there is not enough diversity at the top of judiciary. To rectify this, he said that active steps needed to be taken so as to increase the presence of women and ethnic minorities. Lord Neuberger suggested that a [...]

Christian hoteliers who discriminated against gay couple to appeal

Earlier this year, a judge at Bristol county court ruled that hotel owners, Peter and Hazelmary Bull, had acted unlawfully when they did not allow an unmarried gay couple to share a double bedroom. The Bulls appealed the decision, insisting that the ban applied to all unmarried couples, regardless of their sexual orientation. The court [...]

‘Mentally diseased’ comment in Jehovah’s Witness magazine sparks police investigation

It has emerged that the Hampshire police are investigating a comment in the official Jehovah’s Witness magazine, The Watchtower, which calls those who have left the faith “mentally diseased”. A group of former witnesses, or ‘apostates’ as they are called by the faith, based in Portsmouth complained to the police after reading the article. The [...]

Thomson face discrimination claim from lesbian couple

A lesbian couple have claimed they were subject to discrimination while on their £1,800 honeymoon at a Thomson resort in the Dominican Republic in May 2011, despite the resort specialising in honeymoons. Tamsin and Gemma Harman claim the holiday company failed to recognise their civil partnership status and refused to acknowledge they were on their [...]

Supreme Court ruling confirms London as leading centre for international arbitration

A Supreme Court ruling has been widely welcomed by London’s dispute resolution experts as it ensures arbitration remains a distinct alternative to litigation by confirming the parties have a wide discretion to decide how the process will be conducted and, importantly, by whom. The ruling, which overturned an earlier Court of Appeal decision, means the [...]

Court allows woman to challenge ‘racist’ stop-and-search powers

The High Court has granted Ann Roberts, 37, permission to challenge the controversial section 60 power that allows police to stop and search people. The power has been called ‘racist’ as statistical evidence shows that a vast majority of people who are stopped and searched by police are of African-Caribbean descent.

Cadbury’s advert comparing Naomi to a chocolate bar was not racist, says ASA

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has concluded that an advert that compared the supermodel Naomi Campbell to a bar of chocolate was not racist. The Industry’s watchdog received four complaints after the advert for Cadbury’s Bliss range of Dairy Milk with the strapline ‘move over Naomi, there’s a new diva in town’ appeared on billboards [...]

Protests as French burqa ban comes into force

France has led the current trend in European countries to ban the burqa, with its long discussed laws prohibiting the wearing of the burqa in public coming into force yesterday (11 April). To be exact, the so-called ‘burqa law’ does not specifically prohibit the wearing of the burqa or niqab – it prohibits anyone from [...]

Landmark sex-discrimination case to go before US Supreme Court

Lawyers across the US are carefully watching a landmark sex-discrimination class action against the retail giant Walmart as the outcome could ‘redefine’ US discrimination law. The class action is being led by Betty Dukes, a 60-year-old woman who has worked for Walmart for 17 years. She is suing her employer for sex discrimination, claiming that [...]

Midsomer Murders producer suspended

The producer and co-creator of ITV1’s popular crime series, Midsomer Murders, has been suspended following an interview he gave in the Radio Times. Brian True-May said there is no place for ethnic diversity in the fictional village where the show is set, as it “wouldn’t be the English village with them.” The production company that [...]