Disability ruling applied in landmark employment case

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has applied a controversial House of Lords ruling on disability discrimination to an employment case for the first time.

The London Borough of Lewisham v. Malcolm case last year was a housing case in which Mr Malcolm failed in his claim of disability-related discrimination because the Lords ruled he was not treated less favourably than any other tenant would have been in sub-letting his council flat in breach of his tenancy.

The Malcolm ruling narrowed ... (303 more words)

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