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Employment law [2025] NICA 66

McGreevy v NFU Mutual Insurance Society LTD

McGreevy v NFU Mutual Insurance Society LTD [2025] NICA 66 (15 December 2025)

The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland dismissed an appeal about employee status, holding the claimant was not a limb (b) worker and no procedural unfairness arose.

  • Employment status
  • Limb (b) worker
  • Personal service
  • Client or customer test
  • Procedural fairness
  • Jurisdiction
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Employment law [2025] NICA 61

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council v O'Neill

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council v O'Neill [2025] NICA 61 (05 December 2025)

The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland allowed an employer’s appeal in a sex discrimination case, finding the tribunal’s reasoning on comparators and burden of proof unsustainable.

  • Sex discrimination
  • Burden of proof
  • Comparators
  • Employment restructuring
  • Sex-discrimination
  • Burden-of-proof
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Employment law [2025] NICA 60

Grant v Metloc Systems Ltd

Grant v Metloc Systems Ltd [2025] NICA 60 (25 November 2025)

Court of Appeal held the Industrial Tribunal erred in refusing to extend time for an age discrimination claim and ordered time extended.

  • Age discrimination
  • Extension of time
  • Industrial tribunal procedure
  • Statutory discretion
  • Age-discrimination
  • Extension-of-time
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Discrimination law [2024] NICty 3

Boyle & Anor v Northern Ireland Housing Executive

Boyle & Anor v Northern Ireland Housing Executive [2024] NICty 3 (10 May 2024)

The County Court in Belfast held that the Northern Ireland Housing Executive failed to make reasonable adjustments under the DDA and awarded the Boyles £30,000.

  • Disability discrimination
  • Reasonable adjustments
  • Public authority duties
  • Housing allocation
  • Injury to feelings compensation
  • Disability-discrimination
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Employment law [2024] NICA 12

Wilson v Alliance Party of Northern Ireland

Wilson v Alliance Party of Northern Ireland [2024] NICA 12 (26 January 2024)

The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland dismissed Geoffrey Wilson’s appeal against the Tribunal’s rejection of his discrimination claim and refused adjournment challenge.

  • Age discrimination
  • Political discrimination
  • Candidate selection
  • Apparent bias
  • Adjournment refusal
  • Eu law post-brexit
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Civil procedure [2023] NICA 33

Deman v Industrial Tribunals and Fair Employment Tribunal & Ors

Deman v Industrial Tribunals and Fair Employment Tribunal & Ors [2023] NICA 33 (05 May 2023)

The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland held it had no jurisdiction to hear the appeal and dismissed it. It also refused the appellant’s recusal application.

  • Jurisdiction
  • Appeals
  • Race discrimination
  • Religious discrimination
  • Recusal
  • Appellate-jurisdiction
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Employment law [2023] NICA 1

Haire v Industrial Temps Ltd

Haire v Industrial Temps Ltd [2023] NICA 1 (20 January 2023)

The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland dismissed an appeal from an industrial tribunal, holding that the grounds challenged factual findings rather than any error of law.

  • Victimisation
  • Age discrimination
  • Procedural fairness
  • Appeal on point of law
  • Employment-law
  • Discrimination-law
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Employment law [2022] NIIT 21039

McMurray v National Museums Northern Irel... (Discrimination - Disability Discrimination - Sex Unfair Dismissal)

McMurray v National Museums Northern Irel... (Discrimination - Disability Discrimination - Sex Unfair Dismissal) [2022] NIIT 21039_21it (22 August 2022)

The tribunal dismissed claims for sex discrimination, disability discrimination and constructive unfair dismissal by an education assistant at National Museums Northern Ireland.

  • Disability discrimination
  • Sex discrimination
  • Constructive dismissal
  • Reasonable adjustments
  • Burden of proof
  • Time limits
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Employment law [2022] NIIT 18174

Anonymised v Department of Justice (Discrimination - Disability Unfair Dismissal)

Anonymised v Department of Justice (Discrimination - Disability Unfair Dismissal) [2022] NIIT 18174_21it (11 August 2022)

The tribunal dismissed claims of disability discrimination and constructive unfair dismissal by a prison officer, finding no knowledge of disability and no repudiatory breach.

  • Disability discrimination
  • Constructive unfair dismissal
  • Reasonable adjustments
  • Trust and confidence
  • Burden of proof
  • Disability-discrimination
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Employment law [2022] NIIT 38501

Farrell v Studio Rogers Limited (Discrimination - Disability Other)

Farrell v Studio Rogers Limited (Discrimination - Disability Other) [2022] NIIT 38501_21it (10 August 2022)

The Tribunal extended time for disability discrimination and reasonable adjustments claims, but dismissed a protected disclosure detriment claim as out of time.

  • Disability discrimination
  • Reasonable adjustments
  • Protected disclosure detriment
  • Jurisdiction
  • Limitation period
  • Disability-discrimination
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