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Discrimination on the grounds of religious belief can occur even where the victim is harassed because somebody else holds certain religious beliefs. In Saini v All Saints Haque Centre the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that equality regulations were breached where an employee of a Wolverhampton advice centre was harassed because of another employee’s religious beliefs. The EAT found the unwanted conduct need not be on the grounds of the employee’s own religious beliefs.
Private wealth and real estate firmpromotes two to partner and five to senior associate
Regulatory team boosted by partner hire amid rising health and safety demand
Legal director promoted to partner at specialist pensions firm
From blockbuster judgments to procedural shake-ups, the courts are busy reshaping litigation practice. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School hails the Court of Appeal's 'exquisite judgment’ in Mazur restoring the role of supervised non-qualified staff, and highlights a ‘mammoth’ damages ruling likened to War and Peace, alongside guidance on medical reporting fees, where a pragmatic 25% uplift was imposed
