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Law digests: 14 June 2024

14 June 2024
Issue: 8075 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Employment

Boohene and others v The Royal Parks Ltd [2024] EWCA Civ 583, [2024] All ER (D) 106 (May)

The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, dismissed the claimant’s appeal on the basis of the arguments raised in the respondent’s notice. The respondent was the charity responsible for the management of the Royal Parks through contract workers. The appellants were 16 contract workers with the respondent. They brought a claim at the employment tribunal (ET) for indirect racial discrimination contrary to s 41 of the Equality Act 2010 (EqA 2010). The alleged discrimination consisted of failure to pay the appellants, as contract workers, the London Living Wage (LLW). The ET allowed the claim and the EAT overturned the decision. The appellants appealed. By a respondent’s notice, the respondent sought to revive three of its grounds which the EAT rejected. The court held, among other things, that the discrimination complained of by the appellants had not fallen within the scope of s 41(1). The appellants could have no claim against the respondent under

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—trainee cohort

Birketts—trainee cohort

Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

Keoghs—four appointments

Keoghs—four appointments

Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner

NEWS
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Writing in NLJ this week, Thomas Rothwell and Kavish Shah of Falcon Chambers unpack the surprise inclusion of a ban on upwards-only rent reviews in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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