Wardle v Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank [2011] EWCA Civ 545; [2011] EWCA Civ 770

Discrimination Awards: Why the cap doesn’t fit

Christopher Hitchins casts doubt on the government’s ability to limit damages for discrimination given the restraints of EU law ‘The government is considering implementing a system of caps on discrimination awards in the UK. Some of these changes have already been announced and a proposed implementation date has been set.’ Against the backdrop of the …

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Discrimination Awards: Who pays, how much and for how long?

In the light of two recent rulings, Rachel Dineley looks at how compensation is calculated in discrimination cases ‘The tribunal’s error in Wardle v Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank [2011] had been in assuming that it must award damages until the point when it could be sure that the claimant would find an equivalent …

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