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Greenhoff v Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council [2006] IRLR 98G suffered from clinical depression. On return to work he was offered a lesser role than he previously held. He resigned and claimed disability discrimination and unfair constructive dismissal. The employment tribunal held that Barnsley MBC had breached the provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 by […]

UK: Disability Discrimination LawThe Disability Discrimination Act 1995 deals with discrimination against disabled people. The Act applies throughout the UK. It outlaws such discrimination in relation to employment, the provision of goods, facilities and services and the sale and letting of property. The UK Government is empowered to make regulations setting minimum standards for the

Deep Vein Thrombosis v Air Travel Group Litigation, Re [2005] UKHL 72The group appealed against a decision of the English Court of Appeal made in 2003 that the development of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) on board an international flight did not amount to an “accident” under Article 17 of the Warsaw Convention 1929. The House

Bass Taverns Ltd v Secretary of State for Scotland 2000 SLT 775An enforcement notice was served on the owners of a hotel alleging that they were in breach of planning consent. They had had permission to have a beer garden as an ‘incidental use’ of the hotel premises. They extended the use of the beer

Planning Law Framework for Tourism and Leisure Premises in the UKThe law governing planning in England and Wales is contained mainly in the Town and Country Planning Acts 1947 to 2004. In Scotland the main provisions are found in the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997. There is also a large amount of subordinate

Employment Equality (Sex Discrimination) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005These Regulations bring Northern Ireland into line with Scotland, England and Wales in respect of equal treatment of men and women in employment and working conditions. They also bring in definitions of indirect discrimination, harassment and genuine occupational qualifications. It also clarified a previous confusion in the law

Derbyshire First Choice Holidays & Flights Ltd. 5 October 2004D suffered injuries during a skiing accident on holiday. D could have booked the “ski pack” at the time of booking the package holiday but did not do so. Instead, D booked the ski package through F’s representative at the resort. The package was provided by

Samuels v MyTravel Tour Operations Ltd. (Trading as Cresta Holidays), 27 February 2004S made an online booking for a holiday at a luxury 4 star hotel in Mauritius. On arrival, S discovered that there was construction going on at the hotel from early morning till late at night, under floodlit conditions. MTO Ltd’s representative was

Cherry v Malta Bargain Ltd [2005] CLYB 958C booked a holiday including flights and a 3 star hotel in Malta for herself, her husband and 4 children. The total cost was £1848 (€2037/$2761). On arrival she discovered that the bedding was stained and that the bathroom and bedrooms were dirty. She was offered an upgrade

A German tourist was sentenced to jail after he admitted trying to smuggle native New Zealand geckos out of the country — the second such case in five weeks. He was caught with 13 adult geckos and three immature animals in the southern city of Christchurch on Feb. 16 by Conservation Department inspectors. The District