Deria v General Council of British Shipping: 1986

The claimant alleged race discrimination by an employment agency against when he applied for work on a British registered ship, which was not an establishment in Great Britain at the relevant time. At the time of refusal it was not contemplated or expected by the parties that the ship would even enter British territorial waters in the course of the voyage for which the complainants sought to be engaged. The ship only did so by reason of subsequent requisition.

Citations:

[1986] ICR 172

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Citing:

Appeal fromGeneral Council of British Shipping v Deria and Others 1985
Where an Industrial Tribunal’s decision could not be reviewed because under the rules, the new evidence had been available, a review based on the new evidence should only be granted where there existed some mitigation causing the failure to bring . .

Cited by:

CitedSaggar v Ministry of Defence CA 27-Apr-2005
The claimant sought to bring an action for race discrimination. The defendant argued that the alleged acts of discrimination took place whilst he was on a posting abroad in Cyprus after serving 16 years in England, and that therefore the tribunal . .
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Discrimination

Updated: 17 May 2022; Ref: scu.224765