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Bijlani v Stewart and others

Employment – Discrimination. A barrister brought proceedings against successive heads of chambers and the head clerk of her chambers for race discrimination following conduct of three clerks. The employment tribunal dismissed the complaints on the grounds that the barrister suffered no detriment and the chambers' actions had not been taken on grounds of race. The Employment Appeal Tribunal, in dismissing the appeal, held that the decision to maintain the clerks' employment had not been taken to avoid the risk of reputational damage for harbouring racists in their clerks' room.

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