A blanket ban on homosexuals in the Armed Forces is to be challenged in the European Court of Justice. Mr Justice Lightman decided last week to refer the case of Terry Perkins, sacked from the Royal Navy despite an exemplary career, to the European Court. Perkins was represented by Stephen Grosz of Bindman & Partners. The ban will be challenged on the grounds that it breaches European laws on equal treatment. Last week's decision follows a recent European judgment which ruled that transsexuals had the right to the same protection as other men and women from discrimination and unfair treatment at work.
Tupe ruling could help govt lawyers
THE NEW European Court of Justice ruling on Tupe could make local authority in-house departments more competitive against tendering bids from private firms, according to a leading employment lawyer. Dr John McMullen, who heads Pinsent Curtis’s employment practice, said the ruling that workers’ rights are not automatically protected under a changeover of service contracts would […]