I saw this article in ‘The Mail’ yesterday.  This matter needs full investigation. A black magistrate who was victimised after highlighting alleged racist treatment of black defendants is set for a payout of up to £75,000. Iris Josiah, 50, said that there was a ‘culture of unfair practices against black defendants’. She alleged her fellow [...]

The necessary elements of liability for harassment under s.3A of the Race Relations Act 1976 are: 1) did the respondent engage in unwanted conduct?; 2) did the conduct in question either: (i) have the purpose or (ii) have the effect of either violating the claimant’s dignity or creating an adverse environment for the claimant?; and [...]

In English v Thomas Sanderson Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 1421, the Court of Appeal held that under the Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003 (SI 2003/1661) that harassment at work on the grounds of sexual orientation may occur irrespective of the victim’s actual sexual orientation or the tormentors’ perception of his orientation.