England and Wales Case Law

OAJ & Ors, R (on the application of) v His Majesty's Treasury & Anor

Permission for judicial review is refused because the eligibility criteria for statutory childcare schemes are within statutory powers, discrimination is objectively justified, the criteria are rational, and the public sector equality duty was adequately discharged or subsequently remedied, with no substantial likelihood of a different outcome.

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• Judicial review
• Statutory interpretation
• Discrimination
• Public sector equality duty
• Immigration control
• Childcare eligibility

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E Komeng v National Highways Limited

The EAT held that a fixed-term employee's exclusion from training could amount to less favourable treatment without a separate detriment finding, but the appeal failed on justification and time.

• Fixed-term employment
• Less favourable treatment
• Objective justification
• Unfair dismissal
• Discrimination
• Fixed-term-employment

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Michele Robinson v Michael Harris & Ors

The EAT dismissed a barrister’s appeal against rejection of discrimination, harassment and victimisation claims, holding section 47 was correctly applied.

• Discrimination
• Harassment
• Victimisation
• Self-employed barrister
• Jurisdictional gateway
• Equality-act-2010

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C v Grampian Health Board & Ors

The Employment Tribunal did not err in law by declining to attribute the third respondent's actions or mindset to the first respondent, as the Jhuti exception did not apply in the absence of manipulation or a hidden reason, and the entities involved were separate. The dismissal was fair as found by the Tribunal.

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• Unfair dismissal
• Discrimination
• Attribution of knowledge
• Reason for dismissal
• Equality act 2010
• Employment rights act 1996

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Anthony Noel Hosein v Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago)

The Privy Council dismissed a constitutional appeal, holding that a 17-year delay in bringing the claim was inordinate and lacked a cogent explanation.

• Abuse of process
• Delay in constitutional claims
• Discretionary relief
• Equality before the law
• Victimisation
• Discrimination

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Thakrar, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Justice (Rev1)

Thakrar, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Justice (Rev1) [2026] EWCA Civ 503 (24 April 2026)

The Court of Appeal dismissed Kevan Thakrar’s challenge to prolonged CSC segregation, holding that monthly reviews and reasons were adequate and no Article 3, 8 or 14 breach was shown.

• Prisoner segregation
• Judicial review
• Procedural fairness
• Article 3 echr
• Article 8 echr
• Article 14 echr

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Kevan Thakrar, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Justice

The Court of Appeal dismissed Kevan Thakrar’s challenge to prolonged CSC segregation, holding there was no Article 3 breach, the Article 8 interference was justified, and no Article 14 discrimination.

• Segregation of prisoners
• Procedural fairness
• Echr article 3
• Echr article 8
• Echr article 14
• Prison rules 45 and 46

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ELY & Anor, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

ELY & Anor, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government [2026] EWHC 927 (Admin) (24 April 2026)

Permission was refused in a planning and judicial review challenge over a school enforcement notice, with the court upholding the Inspector’s balancing of ECHR rights and noise evidence.

• Judicial review
• Statutory appeal
• Planning enforcement
• Noise nuisance
• Right to education
• Freedom of religion

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Fatima Omar Ali Ahmed Al Hashimi, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for The Home Department

The court lacks jurisdiction under HRA 1998 and ECHR for a claimant outside UK territory; the delay in filing was excused due to objectively good reasons related to legal aid difficulties; the claim for judicial review is dismissed as the substantive claim under Article 14 ECHR is unarguable and CEDAW is not enforceable in UK courts.

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• British overseas citizenship
• Discrimination
• Jurisdiction under echr
• Cedaw
• Extension of time

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Anthony Boateng v Moss Bros Group Limited

The EAT upheld strike-out of Equality Act claims as no longer capable of a fair trial and upheld refusal to postpone the unfair dismissal hearing.

• Strike out
• Postponement
• Discrimination
• Unfair dismissal
• Practice and procedure
• Employment-appeal-tribunal

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