Journal article
Indirect Discrimination Law: Causation, Explanation and Coat-Tailers
Tarunabh Khaitan
Law Quarterly Review | Sweet and Maxwell | Published : 2016
Abstract
The Court of Appeal’s recent judgment in Home Office v Essop [2015] EWCA Civ 609; [2015] I.R.L.R. 724 has attempted a remarkable revision of the law on indirect discrimination. By understanding the wrong in individualistic terms and by imposing an additional—explanatory—burden on claimants, the judgment raises the bar considerably for indirect discrimination claims, very possibly violating EU law.