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Naomi recently acted for Lizzy Pitt who accused her employer, Cambridgeshire County Council, of harassment related to sexual orientation and her philosophical beliefs. The council had launched disciplinary proceedings against Ms Pitt after she voiced her gender-critical views at an LGBT network meeting. The council launched a probe after formal complaints were made which led to a management instruction and suspension from the LGBT network. Ms Pitt said she found the whole process “stressful and humiliating” and took the council to an employment tribunal. On the morning of the hearing, the council accepted liability and agreed to pay Ms Pitt £54,000 in compensation.
Naomi was instructed on this claim by Ms Pitt’s solicitor, Liz McGlone of Didlaw. Naomi noted that it was very rare for a local authority to admit liability for unlawful discrimination.
Read the full story here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/02/cambridgeshire-council-discrimination-social-worker-gender/
Naomi Cunningham specialises in discrimination law, mainly but not exclusively in the employment context. In recent years, Naomi has developed a particular interest in the interaction between the Equality Act and the Gender Recognition Act, gender reassignment discrimination, the single-sex exceptions in the Equality Act, and the public sector equality duty.
Naomi acted for the successful claimants in Meade v Westminster City Council & Social Work England, and in Adams v Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre. Other related instructions include a challenge to an NHS trust’s policy of permitting a trans-identifying male employee to use women’s changing rooms, and a complaint of discrimination on grounds of protected gender-critical belief against a major publishing house.
To find out more, contact Nick Levett +44 (0)20 7427 4908 or Mark Gardner +44 (0)20 7427 4909 for a confidential discussion.
News 12 Aug, 2024
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