Strange Justice (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Obscene British "justice" again Judge orders mother to hand over son to father he despises -- despite the best interests of the child being supposedly paramount A judge ordered a mother to hand over her distraught young son to her ex-husband despite admitting it would be 'almost cataclysmic' for the child. The boy is happy living with his mother, is doing well at school and fiercely...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
... the bank to pay Allen's legal costs and refused permission to take the case to the supreme court. Lord Justice Wall said in today's ruling that Allen could not access the counter facilities at the bank and a duty "plainly thereby arose" under the Disability Discrimination Act. He said the bank could have taken steps to provide access for those suffering from disabilities....
Jailhouselawyer's Blog (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
... bank to pay Mr Allen's legal costs and refused permission to take the case to the Supreme Court. Lord Justice Wall said that Mr Allen could not access the counter facilities at the bank and a duty "plainly thereby arose" under the Disability Discrimination Act. Sheffield Law Centre, the solicitors representing Mr Allen, said: "This was an important ruling –...
Same Difference (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
... the bank to pay Allen’s legal costs and refused permission to take the case to the supreme court. Lord Justice Wall said in today’s ruling that Allen could not access the counter facilities at the bank and a duty “plainly thereby arose” under the Disability Discrimination Act. He said the bank could have taken steps to provide access for those suffering from disabilities. “The...
icWales (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
... bank to pay Mr Allen's legal costs and refused permission to take the case to the Supreme Court.Lord Justice Wall said in the ruling that Mr Allen could not access the counter facilities at the bank and a duty "plainly thereby arose" under the Disability Discrimination Act. He said the bank could have taken steps to provide access for those suffering from disabilities."The...
Metro.co.uk (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
A disabled teenager denied access to his bank because there was no wheelchair access has won a landmark victory for disabled customers.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
... live with his father and stepmother. The decision was upheld in the Court of Appeal on Thursday by Lord Justice Wall, even though he acknowledged the change for the boy would be “cataclysmic”. The boy has been given until Monday before arrangements are made for him to uproot his life. A copy of Judge Bond’s ruling, seen by The Daily Telegraph, showed the extent to which each...
Evening Standard - News (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
... to make reasonable adjustments to help the disabled.Mr Allen was in court to hear Mr Lissack tell Lord Justice Dyson, Lord Justice Wall and Lord Justice Hughes that the bank was "acutely conscious" of the fact that he was not well treated and was "extremely sorry"."That apology was made at trial and the wrong done to him was recognised by the bank...
