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05 February 2009
Issue: 7355 / Categories: Case law , Discrimination , Law digest
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Discrimination

Grey v Eastern and Coastal Kent Plc [2009] All ER (D) 171 (Jan)

Under s 4A(3)(b) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, an employer is exempt from the duty to make adjustments if each of four matters can be satisfied, namely that the employer (i) does not know that the disabled person has a disability; (ii) does not know that the disabled person is likely to be at a substantial disadvantage compared with persons who are not disabled; (iii) could not reasonably be expected to know that the disabled person had a disability; and (iv) could not reasonably be expected to know that the disabled person is likely to be placed at a substantial disadvantage in comparison with persons who are not disabled. These requirements are cumulative, not alternative.

Issue: 7355 / Categories: Case law , Discrimination , Law digest
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gardner Leader—Charlotte Botham & Belinda Sinnott

Gardner Leader—Charlotte Botham & Belinda Sinnott

Law firm strengthens real estate team with two new partners

DR Solicitors—Sarah Cook

DR Solicitors—Sarah Cook

DR Solicitors strengthens primary care expertise with appointment of legal director

Womble Bond Dickinson—David Varney

Womble Bond Dickinson—David Varney

Womble Bond Dickinson appoints David Varney to strengthen digital practice

NEWS
The law offers cohabiting couples surprisingly greater protection after one partner dies than when they separate during life
Four recent Employment Appeal Tribunal decisions have clarified important employment law principles on dismissal, bonuses, trade union activity and tribunal procedure
The Court of Appeal's decision in Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP has lifted months of uncertainty for Chartered Legal Executives while prompting a rethink of regulation and supervision
The assisted dying debate returns to Westminster as Lauren Edwards MP reintroduces legislation that stalled in the House of Lords last session despite clearing the Commons
A little-noticed provision of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 has fundamentally expanded corporate criminal liability
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