Discrimination because of perceived disability: Coffey in the court of appeal

Joseph Bryan reviews a recent important Court of Appeal decision and offers some practical guidance.

Judgment in the first case of perception discrimination to reach the Court of Appeal has been handed down in Chief Constable of Norfolk v Coffey. It is, then, a timely opportunity to review the important points of principle and practice that arise in such cases.

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Discrimination because of perceived disability: Coffey in the court of appeal

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