Abigail Martland

The Equality Act 2010 legally protects people from discrimination, by ensuring that unfair treatment on the basis of certain personal characteristics, such as disability, is against the law in almost all cases. The protected characteristics are:...

If you feel that you have been subjected to discrimination on the grounds of your disability, then generally, you will need to evidence first and foremost that you meet the criteria set out in Section 6 of the Equality Act 2010. Proving that you have a...

One of the main reasons that a business will face difficulties or have to pay significant costs in defending a discrimination claim from a customer/service user, is because they do not engage with a complaint or letter before action when it is...

It has been reported that a claimant, who was dismissed from her employment, has been successful in pursuing a claim that the stress she endured constituted a disability. It is understood that the case was brought by a claimant who asserted that...

It has recently been reported that, following a research task of over 20,000 individuals undertaken by a charity, the findings reveal how ethnic minority job applicants report to have received “less positive responses to job applications” as...

It has been reported that, during a stay at a London hotel, a resident was disturbed in the middle of the evening by hotel staff and security, due to their assertions that their guide dog was ‘fake’. During the incident, it is understood...

It has recently been reported that, following an investigation by the charity Birthrights , Black and Asian women are being harmed by racial discrimination in maternity care. Reports included themes of concerns about pain and contractions being...