Single equalities bill

David Stephenson of 1 Mitre Court Chambers
www.1mcb.com/people/stephenson_d.htm
gave a talk on Harassment under the Equality Act
His handout paper and slides can be viewed in the attachments

Many thanks to all those who came to the DLA conference on Monday, 17th October and helped to make it such a success. 

Typical comments were :

• "Excellent conference, I feel that it was of fantastic value to me as a practitioner"
• "Thank you - mostly very instructive"
• "Debate at the end was very good"
• "Excellent conference"
• "Excellently organised and very useful and relevant content - thank you"

We had a very good turnout on the day which made for a convivial atmosphere and lively discussion. Particular thanks are due to our hosts, Simmons and Simmons, and especially to:

• Zainab Kemsley, CR & Diversity Manager
• Lucy Annison, CR & Diversity Assistant

speakers : 

• Professor Sir Bob Hepple
• Karon Monaghan QC, Matrix Chambers
• Helen Mountfield QC, Matrix Chambers
• Prof Robert Wintemute, King's College London
• Prof Lucy Vickers, Oxford Brookes University

 panellists:  

• Robin Allen QC (Chair)
• Sarah Veale, TUC
• John Wadham, Legal Director EHRC
• Karen Chouhan, Equanomics-UK
• Julian Taylor, Simmons & Simmons

 breakouts session leaders: 

• Martin Westgate QC, Doughty Street Chambers
• Tamara Lewis, employment law consultant
• David Stephenson, 1 Mitre Court Chambers
• Peter Reading, EHRC
• Shah Qureshi, Bindmans LLP
• Catherine Casserley, Cloisters Chambers
• Caroline Gooding, equality law researcher and consultant
• Dan Rosenberg, Maxwell Gillott
• Michael Reed, Free Representation Unit
• Paul Bowen, Doughty Street Chambers
• Louise Curtis, EHRC
• Sally Brett, TUC
• Jane Farrell, Equality Works
• Declan O’Dempsey, Cloisters Chambers
• Schona Jolly, Cloisters Chambers

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The Discrimination Law Association is extremely grateful for the generous support of this conference provided by

 

Discrimination Law Association response to consultation Equality Act 2010: The Public sector Equality Duty – Promoting equality through transparency

Caroline Gooding and Bela Gor gave a talk on Thursday 14th April 2011 on s60 of the Equality Act and pre-employment questionnaires - you can find the presentation slides and the scenarios they used attached.

The DLA’s executive committee has produced a preliminary response to the government's consultation on Resolving Workplace Disputes

The DLA’s executive committee has produced a preliminary response to the government's consultation on Resolving Workplace Disputes

The members of the DLA wished to bring a list of issues of concern about the proposed Equality Bill to the attention of the House of Commons Committee considering the bill. This list formed ther basis of this submission to the Committee

To find out why we think that the goal of tackling socioeconomic disadvantage is important and meritorious, but one that requires a broad, thorough, well-informed and consistent approach at the highest level of policy-making in all areas of Government (central and local) from health to social welfare to housing to education to employment download a copy of our submission here.

 

The DLA welcomed the desire to address the issue of the imbalance in Parliamentary seats, and makes recommendations for how to use the law to achieve this. 

John Wadham, Legal Group Director at the Equality and Human Rights Commission, outlines the EHRC’s duties and powers, its future programme, the Single Equality Bill, and Public Sector Equality Duties.

Guest Speaker address at DLA AGM, November 2007