Practitioner group meetings

Robin Allen's presentation focuses on some underused legal provisions that can provide non-financial remedies, and considers whether these can be useful remedies in discrimination cases. 

This seminar examined conflicts of rights and competing interests in the context of the equalities framework

Declan O’Dempsey of Cloisters Chambers speaking on recent developments in the definition of disability and the likely impact of the Equality Bill.

Daphne Romney QC of Cloister is described by Chambers & Partners as an 'equal pay expert'. She has represented hundreds of claimants in cases against Local Authorities and NHS Trusts. She is currently challenging the NHS Pay Structure Agenda for Change and has recently been appointed Silk.

This paper was presented by Henrietta Hill of Doughty Street Chambers at our July PGM

 

Catch up on Daphne Romney's update on equal pay at our April PGM via the following download

Redundancy ... is it a smoke screen concealing the real reason for selection?

This powerpoint presentation was provided by Elizabeth Graves, Kathleen Healy and Susan Doris from Freshfields

Should we be optomistic about the higher courts protecting progress or are they undermining the principles of discrimination law?

Catherine Casserley has now made her papers on the Malcolm decision, which were presented at this month's PGM available to DLA members

The House of Lords in Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Lewisham v Malcolm has just overturned one of the key tests in disability discrimination cases - to the detriment of many claimants.

Cathy Casserley of Cloisters Chambers, one of the team on Malcolm and former policy expert at the Disability Rights Commission, will speak and lead a discussion on the implications of Malcolm and how to proceed in practice.