DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION – Reasonable adjustments
The Claimant was disabled and requested additional adjustments relating to his taking the Legal Practice Course examinations in order to qualify as a solicitor. The particular adjustments were (a) extra time / beyond the 60% already given and (b) taking the exams at home. After the examinations he complained about the quality of the YMCA accommodation he had been provided with in Guildford to remove the stress and fatigue of travelling from his home in Brighton.
The EAT upheld the Employment Tribunal finding that the time requirement was a competency standard under s14A(5) of the SRA and as such there was no requirement to make a reasonable adjustment. In any event adequate reasonable adjustments had already been made. A submission as to the site requirement based on Meek was rejected as it was not argued before the ET.
Judges:
Birtles J
Citations:
[2011] UKEAT 0301 – 10 – 0803
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Appeal from – Burke v The College of Law and Another CA 3-Feb-2012
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Employment, Discrimination
Updated: 12 April 2022; Ref: scu.430455