Discrimination
Protection from discrimination, equality of opportunities, and equal treatment at work form fundamental parts of employment law in the United Kingdom.
The Equality Act 2010, a consolidating anti-discrimination statute, specifically provides protection against discrimination because of a person’s age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion and belief, sex, and sexual orientation (the ‘protected characteristics’) - be that directly, indirectly, by victimisation, by harassment, by failing to make reasonable adjustment - or by discrimination arising from disability. It also requires there to be equal pay for male and female workers. Development of case law in these areas is ongoing, fast-moving, and sometimes very complicated.
At 3PB our barristers are employment and discrimination law specialists who are at the very forefront of their areas of expertise. Consequently, they are able to deal with cases involving any or all of the aforementioned issues, as well as when they arise in connection with other types of claim, notably unfair dismissal and whistleblowing claims. They act for both employees and employers during employment relationships and at all stages of the litigation process. They are able to analyse, break down and simplify the most difficult legal issues and then provide strategic and tactical advice and representation of the highest quality to their clients in a personable, straightforward, and easy to understand manner.
As a result of having a number of offices situated over a wide geographical area, 3PB has a nationwide presence and our barristers appear at Employment Tribunals, County Courts, the High Court, and in the Appellate Courts all over the country. Our team also regularly provide lectures, seminars, and mock trials.
Our Employment and discrimination Barristers...
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3 Paper Buildings (3PB) is delighted to announce that leading barrister and silk Rachel Best KC (2006 call) has joined chambers as an associate member. Rachel specialises in employment and discrimination disputes, judicial reviews, inquests and personal injury cases. She was called to the Bar of Northern Ireland in 2006, the Bar of Ireland in 2021 and was called to the Bar of England & Wales in 2022. She was promoted to Silk in 2024....
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Alex Leonhardt edits our August 2024 employment law newsletter, packed full with team news, we welcome Karen Moss as our new head of group and Andrew MacPhail as our new deputy head of group.
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Our newsletter includes analysis from Mathew Gullick KC, Rosa Thomas, Daniel Brown and Naomi Webber on the following cases:
- HMRC v Lees of Scotland Ltd [2024] EAT 120
- Bailey v (1) Stonewall Equality Ltd (2) Garden Court Chambers & Ors [2024] EAT 119
- Ridley & Others v HB Kirtley t/a Queen’s Court Business Centre & Others [2024] EWCA Civ 884
- Masiero & others v Barchester Healthcare PLC [2024] EAT 112 -
Welcome to 3PB's June 2024 employment law newsletter, edited by Andrew MacPhail. Andrew provides analysis on what a Labour government might mean for workplace rights. Naomi Webber reviews Mr Martin Groom v Maritime and Coastguard Agency [2024] EAT 71 and Robin Pickard considers the case of Z v Y [2024] EAT 63. Click below for more employment law news.
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Welcome to 3PB's April 2024 employment law newsletter, edited by Simon Tibbitts. This month’s newsletter offers analysis from Simon Tibbitts, Ben Amunwa, Katherine Anderson, Andrew MacPhail, Robin Pickard and Suffian Hussain on the following cases:
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- British Airways Plc v Mello and ors [2024] EAT 53
- Secretary of State for Business and Trade v Mercer [2024] UKSC 12
- Worcestershire Health and Care and NHS Trust v Ms Allen [2024] EAT 40
- Stena Drilling PTE Limited v Smith [2024] EAT 57
- TwistDX Limited and Others v Armes and Others [2024] EAT 45,
- Kaur v Sun Mark Ltd and Others [2024] EAT 41
- TTT, R (On the Application of) v Michaela Community Schools Trust [2024] EWHC 843 (Admin) (16 April 2024) -
Welcome to 3PB's employment law newsletter, edited by Stephen Wyeth. In this edition, we welcome Ben Amunwa to our employment, public law and education practices. Analysis is provided by Stephen Wyeth, Ben Amunwa, Sarah Clarke, Joseph England, Emma Greening and Robin Pickard on the following cases:
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- Rentokil Initial UK Ltd v Miller [2024] EAT 37
- Omooba v Michael Garrett Associates Ltd (t/a Global Artists) & Anor [2024] EAT 30
- Wicked Vision Ltd v Rice [2024] EAT 29
- Vaultex v Bialas EA-2022- 001258-AT
- Scottish Water v Edgar [2024] EAT 32
- Hilton Foods Solutions Ltd v Andrew Wright [2024] EAT 28 -
Welcome to our January 2024 employment and discrimination law newsletter, edited by Grace Holden. This month our newsletter includes analysis from Grace, Colin McDevitt, Naomi Webber and Alex Leonhardt on the following cases: Leaney v Loughborough University [2023] EAT 155; Kingswood Learning and Leisure Group Limited EA-2022-000902-JOJ; The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia (Cultural Bureau) v Ms Alhayali [2023] EAT 149; and an analysis of the changes to the annual leave entitlement and holiday pay of part-year and irregular hours workers.
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Welcome to our November 2023 employment and discrimination law newsletter, in which we celebrate more rankings in the latest Chambers and Partners edition and call for applications for talented employment law barristers to join our team. Edited by Charlotte Hadfield, our newsletter features analysis from Charlotte, Head of Group Craig Ludlow and Alex Leonhardt - covering the following cases: Omar v Epping Forest District Citizens Advice (EA-2021-000595-JOJ), Steel v Spencer Road LLP [2023] EWHC 2492 (Ch), ONEA v Contingent and Future Technologies Ltd [2023] EAT 125, and Virgin Active Ltd v Hughes [2023] EAT 130.
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Welcome to the 53rd Newsletter from 3PB’s Employment and Discrimination Group edited by Stephen Wyeth, celebrating our Specialist Group being ranked Tier 1 in both the Western and South Eastern circuits by the Legal 500 due to our expertise in this field of law.
Thanks to our contributors: Karen Moss (Group Deputy Head), Rising Star (Legal 500) Grace Nicholls, Alex Leonhardt, Joseph England and Andrew MacPhail and first rate commentary from Mathew Gullick KC on the very recent Supreme Court decision of Agnew. Given that Mathew successfully appeared for Mrs Brazel in the Supreme Court (supported by our very own Lachlan Wilson and Naomi Webber) who better to provide his take on this most recent decision involving holiday pay?
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Welcome to the September 2023 edition of our employment and discrimination law newsletter, edited by Joseph England, it features analysis and contributions from Joseph England, Mark Green, Sarah Clarke, Katherine Anderson and Grace Holden and team news about Sarah Bowen, Mark Green and Sarah Clarke.
Case analysis covers the following cases: Rajput v Commerzbank and Société Générale [2023] EAT; Habib v Dave Whelan Sports Ltd t/a DW Fitness First [2023] EAT 113; Owen v Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd [2023] EAT 106; and AECOM Limited v Mallon [2023] EAT 104.
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Welcome to the August 2023 edition of our employment and discrimination law newsletter, edited by Alex Leonhardt, with analysis and contributions from Alex Leonhardt, Jo Laxton, Sarah Clarke, Stephen Wyeth and Emma Greening.
Case analysis covers the following cases: Jackson v The University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust [2023] EAT 102; Charalambous v National Bank of Greece [2023] EAT 75; Pilkington v Jones [2023] EAT 90; United Taxis Ltd v (1) Mr R Comolly (2) Mr R Tidman - and - Mr R Tidman v (1) United Taxis Ltd v (2) Mr R Comolly [2023] EAT 93; and Mrs R Kealy v Westfield Community Development Association [2023] EAT 96.
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Welcome to the 50th edition of our employment and discrimination law newsletter, edited by Simon Tibbitts and featuring team news with contributions from head of group Craig Ludlow, Jo Laxton, Colin McDevitt, Stephen Wyeth and Alex Leonhardt.
Case analysis is provided by Simon Tibbitts, Katherine Anderson, Joseph England and Alex Leonhardt and covers the following cases: Mrs Kristie Higgs v Farmor’s School (The Archbishop’s Council of the Church of England intervening) EA-2020-000896-JOJ; Phipps v Priory Education Services Ltd [2023] EWCA Civ 652; Greasley-Adams v Royal Mail Group Limited [2023] EAT 86 and Mrs N Moustache v Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust: [2022] EAT 204.
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Our Employment and Discrimination law team publishes its 49th monthly newsletter, edited by Katherine Anderson, with analysis from Katherine, Andrew MacPhail and Daniel Brown of Royal Parks Ltd v Boohene, Antwi and Others [2023] EAT 63; Lovingangels Care Home Ltd v Mhindurwa [2023] EAT 65; Alcedo Orange Ltd v Mrs G Ferridge-Gunn [2023] EAT 78; and Miles v Driver and Vehicles Standards Agency [2023] EAT 62.
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