In a claim for sex discrimination by the police the court was asked whether the judge in the Central London County Court was right to overrule Mr Cary’s objection to a particular individual acting as an assessor on the ground that, for this type of case, an assessor is required to have specific experience and expertise in relation to issues of discrimination on the grounds of same sex sexual orientation.
Citations:
[2014] EWCA Civ 987, [2014] WLR(D) 320, [2014] CP Rep 42, [2015] ICR 71, [2014] Eq LR 707
Links:
Statutes:
Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2007
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Discrimination, Litigation Practice
Updated: 20 May 2022; Ref: scu.534415
