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26 February 2009
Issue: 7358 / Categories: Case law , Discrimination , Law digest , Employment
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Discrimination

Richmond Pharmacology v Dhaliwal [2009] All ER (D) 158 (Feb)

The necessary elements of liability for harassment under s 3A of the Race Relations Act 1976 (other discrimination legislation being in similar terms) are: (1) did the respondent engage in unwanted conduct? (2) did the conduct in question either (a) have the purpose or (b) have the effect of either (i) violating the claimant’s dignity or (ii) creating an adverse environment for the claimant? (3) Was that conduct on the grounds of the claimant’s race (or ethnic or national origins)?

Issue: 7358 / Categories: Case law , Discrimination , Law digest , Employment
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors announces four promotions

NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
An indemnity costs battle with a £20m gap could reopen an important question: what weight should an approved budget carry?
The Environment Agency can prosecute offences beyond environmental legislation where proceedings support its statutory functions, the Divisional Court has confirmed
Should a conviction stand when a later ruling reveals that the law underpinning it was wrong? The answer exposes a clash between finality and justice
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
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