Equality Act 2010 A Guide to the New Law

Author: Michael Duggan
Publisher: Law Society Publishing
ISBN: 9781853287596
Published In: September 2010
Format: Paperback , 416 pages
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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This invaluable legislation guide offers coverage of the new Act that will transform the landscape of equality and discrimination law.

Written by a team of leading barristers from Littleton Chambers, this comprehensive book examines the Act's provisions including:

provisions on age and disability discrimination
strengthening of employment tribunals' powers
integrated equality duty on public bodies
the protection of people from dual discrimination, i.e. direct discrimination because of a combination of two protected characteristics
the use of public procurement to improve equality
banning age discrimination outside the workplace
the requirement to publish gender pay audits
protection of carers from discrimination
clarifying the protection for breastfeeding mothers
banning discrimination in private members' clubs strengthening protection from discrimination for disabled people.

The book provides expert commentary on the provisions and includes the text of the Act itself.

1. Socio-economic inequalities;
2. Equality: key concepts;
3. Services and public functions;
4. Premises;
5. Work;
6. Education;
7. Associations;
8. Prohibited conduct: ancillary;
9. Enforcement;
10. Contracts;
11. Advancement of equality;
12. Disabled persons: transport;
13. Disability: miscellaneous;
14. General exceptions;
15. Family property;
16. General and miscellaneous.

Michael Duggan is a barrister at Littleton Chambers where he specialises in employment law. He has particular experience of large-scale wrongful dismissal cases, unfair dismissal, whistleblowing cases and discrimination cases, including disability discrimination and sexual and racial harassment cases. Michael regularly appears in employment tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal. He is a member of the Employment Law Bar Association and author of several textbooks on employment law.

"A most comprehensive review of the Act which will be welcomes by lawyers and observers alike"

Phillip Taylors's review in The Journal (The City of Westminster and Holborn Law Society journal)