Case summary – employment law know how

• Author:
• Mark Kaye

HM Prison Service v. Potter - EAT - Race Discrimination


The EAT has held that a race discrimination claim brought by a BNP member against HM Prison Service should not be struck out because although his case was very weak, it still could not be said that it had no reasonable prospect of success (which is the proper test for strike out applications).
HM Prison Service operates a policy of prohibiting people who work for it from being members of racist groups. Potter’s job app... (863 more words)

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