reminded by ending up on the same train as her this evening

[kaberett]

look at my awesome mate who has EHRC funding to sue the government:

Disabled people are frequently unable to challenge the discrimination they face because of the enormous financial risk in taking an Equality Act 2010 case. Currently, if someone loses a discrimination case, they could be required to pay not only their own costs, but those of the other side, a sum many disabled people cannot afford to risk let alone incur.

This financial risk often renders the Equality Act 2010 ineffectual. The Act relies on individual enforcement. As individuals cannot challenge the wrongdoing, both the individual and society lose out. Those that discriminate know they are unlikely to be challenged.

[...]

In a legal challenge, brought by Ms Leighton and funded by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, the Honourable Mr Justice Edis has granted permission for a judicial review to examine the lack of Qualified One Way Cost Shifting (QOCS) in discrimination cases. A copy of the order is attached: the judge states that the claim is “clearly arguable on the merits”.

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Hurray for Esther! (And I am starting to think that my friend Esther knows absolutely everyone.)