Disability Case Shake-Up for Tribunals; LEGAL & FINANCE A Decision Made by the House of Lords in the Recent Case of Lewisham London Borough Council V Malcolm Is Set to Shake Up the Way That Employment Tribunals Treat Claims for Disability Related Discrimination. Simon Bond, Partner and Head of Employment at Law Firm Challinors, Explains Why

Byline: Simon Bond

The decision by the House of Lords in this case will have a major effect on anyone wishing to claim that they have been treated less favourably for a reason relating to a disability.

For example in the case of an employee who has been on long-term sick leave for a year due to an illness which amounts to a disability under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA).

As background, we must remember that the DDAwas an example of the law developing to fit with modern ideas of equal opportunities, following as it did Acts which outlawed sex and race discrimination.

However, the DDA went one step further and contained provisions …

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Publication information: Article title: Disability Case Shake-Up for Tribunals; LEGAL & FINANCE A Decision Made by the House of Lords in the Recent Case of Lewisham London Borough Council V Malcolm Is Set to Shake Up the Way That Employment Tribunals Treat Claims for Disability Related Discrimination. Simon Bond, Partner and Head of Employment at Law Firm Challinors, Explains Why. Contributors: Not available. Newspaper title: The Birmingham Post (England). Publication date: July 18, 2008. Page number: 23. © 2009 Birmingham Post & Mail Ltd. COPYRIGHT 2008 Gale Group.

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