Rajiv Bhatt and Jenna Ide of Thomas Mansfield Solicitors gave a lecture at Cardiff University on disability discrimination. The lecture was delivered at the University’s ‘Disability Talking’ event which was part of the Economic and Social Research Council’s Festival of Social Sciences 2016. The event launched a short film which consisted of first hand accounts […]
read moreChristopher Quinlan QC has been appointed as the World Rugby Judicial Panel Independent Chairman. He will take up the position on 1st January 2017 and he will be responsible for the appointment and management of World Rugby’s Judicial Committees and judicial officers, including Rugby World Cup, for which Quinlan himself has served as judicial officer […]
read moreChangez Khan acted successfully for the Claimant in a 7-day trial on disability discrimination (heard at Central London Employment Tribunal). The Claimant was diagnosed with stress, anxiety and depression. This was exacerbated by an excessive workload and personal issues with his line manager. Amongst other things, it was alleged his line manager made repeated sexual […]
read moreGeoffrey Williams QC recently represented Mr AT, an accountant in an ACCA appeal (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants). The accountant was deprived of his audit license by a Committee of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) after a contested hearing. A written application for permission to appeal was refused by a Chairman on the […]
read moreJames Pretsell acted for the defendant in the case of Stewart v Kelly, where it was held a claimant had had no principled reason to object to the admission of video surveillance evidence served by the defendant. Facts The case concerned a personal injury claim in which the defendant had admitted liability for the accident […]
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