EAD Solicitors LLP & 7 Ors v Abrams (Age Discrimination) [2015] UKEAT 0054_15_0506 (05 June 2015)
A corporate body that is a member of an LLP can bring a claim for direct discrimination under the Equality Act 2010 if it suffers detrimental treatment because of the protected characteristic of an associated individual; the Act's wording and statutory interpretation do not restrict claims to individuals only.
- Citation
- [2015] UKEAT 0054_15_0506
- Parties
- Claimant: [Limited Company set up by Mr Abrams]; Respondent: [LLP]
- Jurisdiction
- United Kingdom
- Judgment Date
- 05 June 2015
- Procedural Posture
- Employment Appeal / Appeal From Preliminary Hearing on Point of Law
- Outcome
- Appeal dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Age Discrimination, Associative Discrimination, Corporate Entities as Claimants, Equality Act 2010
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Parties
[Limited Company set up by Mr Abrams]
Claimant
[LLP]
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Employment Appeal / Appeal From Preliminary Hearing on Point of Law
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether a corporate body can claim to have suffered detriment under the Equality Act 2010 due to the protected characteristic (age) of an associated individual.
Ratio Decidendi
A corporate body that is a member of an LLP can bring a claim for direct discrimination under the Equality Act 2010 if it suffers detrimental treatment because of the protected characteristic of an associated individual; the Act's wording and statutory interpretation do not restrict claims to individuals only.
Court Disposition
Appeal dismissed
Orders
- Employment Judge's decision affirmed; claim may proceed before the Employment Tribunal.
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