The college appealed a finding that the applicant who had been found to be disabled within the Act, but denied discrimination. They appealed the finding of the tribunal which had failed to identify whether the disability was mental or physical.
Held: There was sufficient evidence of impairment to constitute disability. The expert evidence was not conclusive, but the tribunal had cause to base its finding.
Judges:
The Honourable Mr Justice Lindsay (President)
Citations:
EAT/585/00, [2001] UKEAT 585 – 00 – 1411, [2002] IRLR 185
Links:
Statutes:
Disability Discrimination Act 1995 5 6
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – J v DLA Piper UK Llp EAT 15-Jun-2010
EAT DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION – Disability
Job offer to Claimant withdrawn allegedly as a result of her disclosing a history of depression – On a preliminary issue Tribunal holds that at the material time . .
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Discrimination, Employment
Updated: 05 June 2022; Ref: scu.168403