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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

mfg Solicitors—Tracy Ashby

mfg Solicitors—Tracy Ashby

Birmingham partner returns to private client practice

No5 Barristers’ Chambers—Ian Tullett, Daniel Griffiths & Marc Forrest-Thomas

No5 Barristers’ Chambers—Ian Tullett, Daniel Griffiths & Marc Forrest-Thomas

Set introduces C-suite leadership team to support continued growth

Coodes Solicitors—17 promotions

Coodes Solicitors—17 promotions

Firm promotes 17 lawyers, including five new partners, across multiple practice areas

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