‘Aid’ under the section meant something more than mere helpfulness. The complainants arranged a wedding in premises owned by a defendant. The police respondents advised the owner that the wedding was for gypsies, whereupon the defendants unlawfully discriminated against the applicants. Nevertheless, the acts of the police did not go beyond an attempt to be helpful, and they were not responsible for how the owners dealt with the information.
Judges:
Lord Bingham of Cornhill Lord Browne-Wilkinson Lord Steyn Lord Hope of Craighead Lord Millett
Citations:
Times 27-Mar-2001, Gazette 24-May-2001, [2001] ICR 408, [2001] BLGR 278, [2001] IRLR 312, [2001] 1 WLR 655, [2001] UKHL 15
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Citing:
Appeal from – Hallam and Another v Avery and Another CA 7-Jan-2000
A Romany family booked a council hall for a wedding. Police later approached the council and made misleading assertions about the character of the family resulting in the imposition of additional conditions on the contract. There was however no . .
Cited by:
Appealed to – Hallam and Another v Avery and Another CA 7-Jan-2000
A Romany family booked a council hall for a wedding. Police later approached the council and made misleading assertions about the character of the family resulting in the imposition of additional conditions on the contract. There was however no . .
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Discrimination
Updated: 19 May 2022; Ref: scu.81167
