British Gas Trading Limited v Scott: EAT 23 Jan 2008

EAT Disability Discrimination – disability
The Claimant suffered a dislocation of her left knee cap on two occasions. She was a person who had an increased risk of dislocation of the patella. Between the first and second dislocations she made a complete recovery.
Held: the Employment Tribunal was entitled to find the impairment continued though there were no adverse effects between the two dislocations and to hold she was disabled within the meaning of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA).

Judges:

Reid QC J

Citations:

[2008] UKEAT 0322 – 07 – 2301

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Disability Discrimination Act 1995

Employment, Discrimination

Updated: 13 July 2022; Ref: scu.263972