When is a disability genuine under the Disability Discrimination Act?

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• Steeles employment team

In this case report, Steeles law firm highlights when a disability is genuine under the disability discrimination legislation and the issues which a Tribunal must consider to determine this.

Where a party disputes that another suffers from a "disability" under the disability discrimination legislation, one issue that the Tribunal must consider is whether that party has such a physical or mental impairment. Expert medical evidence will usually be obtained to assist the Tr... (519 more words)

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