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31 January 2008
Issue: 7306 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , Disciplinary&grievance procedures , Employment
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DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION

McDougall v Richmond Adult Community College [2008] EWCA Civ 4, [2008] All ER (D) 54 (Jan)

When determining whether or not an adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities is “likely to recur” (within the meaning of para 2(2) of Sch 1 to the Disability Discrimination Act 1995), an employment tribunal should make its determination on the basis of evidence available at the time of the allegedly discriminatory act.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Anthony Collins—William Hallett & Lorna Scully

Anthony Collins—William Hallett & Lorna Scully

Anthony Collins hires two talented legal directors

Switalskis—five appointments

Switalskis—five appointments

Firm expands national abuse compensation team

Mathys & Squire—nine promotions

Mathys & Squire—nine promotions

IP firm announces new partners and senior promotions across UK offices

NEWS
A High Court ruling has sent a jolt through the legal profession after a newly qualified solicitor used an internal AI tool to produce court correspondence containing a fabricated legal citation
A significant data privacy ruling has clarified what counts as valid consent under UK data protection law
Executors may be overlooking billions of pounds in estate assets hidden in forgotten investments and misplaced share certificates
Britain’s booming non-surgical cosmetics market is operating in what some critics describe as a regulatory ‘Wild West’
Family contact disputes are becoming an increasingly prominent feature of Court of Protection litigation
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