Equality and Human Rights Commission

In this section, you will find updates from the Commission's legal team on developing areas of law. This includes all areas of discrimination and human rights law.

• Rowstock v Jessemey - post employment victimisation
• Job sharing and members of Parliament. Advice for the EHRC by Karon Monaghan QC (Word)
• Joint statement: Edward John Richards v Santander UK PLC
• Johns v Derby City Council
• Recent developments in disability cases:
  • New ruling extends disability discrimination powers (press release)
  • The Coleman case
  • The Malcolm case
  • General qualifications bodies
  • The David Allen case (see our press release)
• The Smith case
• Sex Discrimination (Amendment of Legislation) Regulations 2008
• Age Regulations legal challenge (the 'Heyday' case)
• S and Marper v United Kingdom
• NS v Secretary of State for the Home Department, Court of Appeal
• Peter and Hazel Mary Bull v Stephen Preddy and Martyn Hall
• Christopher Stott and Tony Hook cases

See also some press releases for our comments on other rulings / reviews

• Weaver v London and Quadrant Housing Trust
  Many social housing tenants are now protected by the Human Rights Act after this landmark ruling. The Court found that some registered social landlords will now be treated as public authorities and subject to the Human Rights Act. This means they are required to have regard for a tenants human rights when deciding whether to make an eviction order. Read our press release for more information.
• Torture allegations
  The Commission has called for an independent review to urgently investigate more than 20 allegations that the previous Government knew of, and was complicit in, the torture of Britons being held abroad. See our press release for more information.