You may have read last week that, following a threatened application for interim injunctive relief Tesco’s legal team agreed to make reasonable adjustments for Fry Law client Joanne Baskett. Joanne is single parent to a 17 year old child who …
Read More‘Grant Reforms’ improve Accountability to Disabled Passengers
In what we are terming the ‘Grant Reforms’, 34 year old Nina Grant from London has successfully persuaded transport company Arriva to build on the Paulley Principles established by leading Disability Rights Campaigner Doug Paulley who won the Supreme Court …
Read MoreSecond Discrimination Case launched against the PM
Dan Williams, a 28 year old Cardiff based business man and disability rights activist is claiming compensation and injunctive relief against the Prime Minister for repeatedly sending communications in typed print to him, when his sight loss means he cannot …
Read MoreFleur’s Challenge to the NHS Visitor Guidance
We’re delighted to be helping Fleur Perry in her legal challenge to the new NHS England Visitor Guidance which prevents disabled people from bringing anyone into hospital with them, unless they have end-of-life care, are a parent of a child, …
Read MoreEHRC Supports Campaign for Live BSL Interpreting
Just time for a quick post on the #WhereistheInterpreter campaign established by the fabulous @jerseysnail. At the time of writing this Post we have over 180 people signed up to bring cases for breaches of the Equality Act in the …
Read MoreThe Women and Equalities Committee: Unequal impact: Coronavirus (Covid-19) and the impact on people with protected characteristics
Fry Law Select Committee Subs 30.04.20 It’s been difficult to find time to write and send in these submissions, but we hope that the Select Committee seizes the opportunity to make access and inclusion mainstream in its decision making moving …
Read MoreDisability and Covid-19
The Covid-19 emergency hasn’t removed your rights under the Equality Act 2010 (nor under the Human Rights Act 1998). Are you having difficulty with the following: – Access to online shopping at a supermarket? – Access to online facilities generally, …
Read MoreDisability Rights Advice (TV).
Never in our memory have there been so many fast moving decisions affecting disability rights. We have decided to create a forum where we can discuss and advise on the law, what your rights are and what you can expect. …
Read MorePriority Online Service for Disabled Customers
Just a quick update to say that service providers, and especially online supermarkets must find better ways of delivering their service to disabled people. This is becoming critical. Why not spend money in adding Preference info on account details? It …
Read MoreWhy are Deaf People excluded from Live National Addresses on Coronavirus??
Anonymised JR Letter to PM Office re BSL ENglish Interpreter 28.03.20 I start this update by saying that I have enormous respect for the way in which Government is responding to the Coronavirus pandemic. Clear communication has been at the …
Read MoreDon’t Share the ‘Vulnerable People’ Register
Please read DRUK’s letter to the Government raising ethical, practical and legal issues with the idea of a state owned list of disabled people. If you’ve put your name on this Register, PLEASE READ THIS! The list of Vulnerable People …
Read MoreCovid-19 and the impact on our service
We thought it useful to explain how we’re responding to Government guidance on the Coronavirus and how it might affect your contact with us. We operate a paperless, digital office and case management system which allows our lawyers to work …
Read MoreInclusion of Deaf People in Live National Addresses on Coronavirus – provision of British Sign Language Interpreting
We are working with a number of deaf people, and deaf and disabled peoples’ organisations, campaigns and projects to reiterate the importance of making all information from Government accessible, including with live national addresses. Please see the attached letter which …
Read MoreQOCS Challenge Fails
The Court has today handed down its decision in Esther Leighton’s Judicial Review of the Lord Chancellor’s decision not to extend the same protection against bringing claims as exists in personal injury cases. The Judgment is a very thorough and …
Read MoreOne of those Career Milestones
25 years since the Disability Discrimination Act and 10 years since the Equality Act, a team of disabled campaigners, organisations which represent them, and a pan-jurisdictional group of lawyers have joined forces to persuade the Court that the Ministry of …
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