Evidence in disability discrimination claims


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Practice notes

Evidence in disability discrimination claims


Published by a ³ÉÈËÓ°Òô Employment expert

Practice notes
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STOP PRESS: The Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024, SI 2024/1155 (ET Rules 2024) in force from 6 January 2025, replace the ET Rules 2013 set out in Schedule 1 to the Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2013, SI 2013/1237 from that date. The Employment Tribunals (Procedure Rules) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024, SI 2024/1156, also in force 6 January 2025, primarily amend the Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2013, SI 2013/1237 to facilitate the coming into force of the ET Rules 2024. Presidential Guidance and Practice Directions will be amended to reflect the new rules in due course.

For a destination table showing how the ET Rules 2024 correspond to the ET Rules 2013, and incorporating notes on the changes, see Practice Note: Employment tribunal rules of procedure 2024—destination table. This Practice Note will be updated in light of the ET Rules 2024 as soon as possible.

Medical evidence obviously plays an important role in claims under the Equality Act 2010 (EqA 2010) which rely on the protected

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Disability definition
What does Disability mean?

The term used for a person who has a disability in accordance with section 6(1) of the Equality Act 2010.

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