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22 November 2007
Issue: 7298 / Categories: Legal News , Human rights
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BANGLE WRANGLE

In brief

A Sikh schoolgirl is suing her school for excluding her for wearing a small religious bangle—despite previous House of Lords’ rulings that Sikh children could wear items representing their faith, including a turban, to school. Human rights group Liberty is acting for 14-year-old Sarika Singh in her action which arose after she was forced to have isolated school lessons for nearly two months before being excluded from the school for wearing the Kara as a sign of her faith. Liberty will argue that the governing body of Aberdare School is breaching the Race Relations Act 1976, the Equality Act 2006 and the Human Rights Act 1998.

Issue: 7298 / Categories: Legal News , Human rights
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes

NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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