A Tribunal has ruled that a black footballer from Gillingham FC was subjected to racial discrimination. Mark McCammon claimed that the football club refused to treat him for an injury, docked his wages and fined him for not turning up in treacherous snow conditions. At the employment tribunal he alleged that the black players of the… Read More
With the conference underway for reforms to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to be agreed, and the high profile case of Abu Qatada, frustrations are running high which threaten to cloud the role and limit the effectiveness of the Court. Speaking on the eve of the conference, the president of the ECHR (Sir… Read More
David Lock, QC of No 5 Chambers has recently commented on how the Court, in the case of R v Cambridge Health Authority ex parte B (1995) 1 WLR 898, in the light of excessive demands being put on the NHS, has given the go ahead for the NHS and Primary Care Trusts (PCTs), who… Read More
A poll commissioned by the General Medical Council (GMC) has revealed that most doctors think that patients with learning difficulties receive a poorer standard of care in hospitals than others. More than one in three reported that they had witnessed a patient with learning difficulties receive poor care or some form of discrimination. The poll… Read More
Geoff Holt, a quadriplegic who holds a number of sailing records and is a pioneer for disabled rights, has claimed that he was discriminated against as he tried to board a train. Holt was told by a guard on the train in the Isle of Wight that his electric wheelchair would damage the floor of… Read More
Legislation in the Queen’s speech next month proposes to force internet and mobile phone providers to record all use by customers. This is all in aid of anti-terrorism and crime investigations, but will subject everyone to the monitoring of their communications, something which clearly affects our rights to privacy. Currently, the state can gain access… Read More
A hard hitting report carried out by the Legal Services Board has accused the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) of being institutionally racist and abusing powers to the detriment of solicitors from ethnic minorities. The Report goes on to accuse the SRA of offering impunity to many City firms have when breach of practice rules occurred,… Read More
Legal Aid reforms challenged The government has suffered two further defeats over its planned legal aid reforms. Peers have voted in favour of amendments to retain funding for children and young people. Samantha Lee, a Partner and specialist Family and Childcare lawyer at Swain & Co said, “I welcome this development as it is… Read More
The Lancet study found that one in four mentally ill people have been attacked in the last year (as reported by the BBC on 28th February 2012). The underlying reasons behind this saddening statistic are complex, as is the subject of mental illness. But generally, people with mental illnesses are likely to struggle with personal relationships,… Read More
