Supreme Court

Human Rights

Two wheelchair-users protesting outside parliament, one of them (Dennis Queen) is holding a placard saying 'who will be next', and is wearing a Not Dead Yet UK tee-shirt

August 2, 2018 0

Supreme Court ruling ‘risks bringing in euthanasia by the back door’

Disabled campaigners have warned that a Supreme Court ruling has removed a vital safeguard that protected the lives of brain-damaged patients who have been left unconscious. The Supreme Court ruled this week that families and doctors will no longer have to seek a court order if they agree to end the life of a

Transport

Doug Paulley in his wheelchair, surrounded by supporters outside the Supreme Court

August 17, 2017 0

Bus industry set to face fresh legal action over access to wheelchair space

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The bus industry is facing fresh legal action over its failure to ensure disabled people have access to the designated wheelchair spaces on buses, six months after a Supreme Court judgment that campaigners hoped would finally settle the issue. The Supreme Court ruled unanimously in January that wheelchair-users have a right to priority access

Employment

Ministry of Justice sign on the wall of a building, overlooked by windows

July 27, 2017 0

Supreme Court tribunal fees win, but minister hints charges could be reintroduced

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The Supreme Court has ruled that the government broke the law by introducing fees for disabled people and others who take cases for discrimination or other illegal or unfair treatment to employment tribunals. The court ruled unanimously yesterday (Wednesday) that the government’s introduction of fees of up to £1,200 to take a case against

Employment

Ross Minton, moustache, glasses, head and shoulders

July 27, 2017 0

Supreme Court tribunal fees ruling: ‘I couldn’t afford to gamble on justice’

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A graphic designer who was prevented from taking a disability discrimination case against his former employer because he could not afford the tribunal fees has welcomed the Supreme Court’s ruling that the government’s decision to introduce the charges was unlawful. The fees were introduced in 2013, a year before Ross Minton (pictured) was made

Transport

February 2, 2017

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First Bus response to Supreme Court ruling ‘treats disabled people with contempt’

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A bus company forced to change its policies after a ground-breaking Supreme Court access case has been accused of treating disabled peple and the legal system with contempt, after it revealed the measures it has taken to comply with the judgment. Last month, disabled activist Doug Paulley and other campaigners celebrated (pictured) after the Supreme

Transport

January 19, 2017

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‘We must keep banging the drum,’ says bus campaigner after five-year fight for justice

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The disabled activist who yesterday won a ground-breaking legal victory that protects the rights of wheelchair-users to travel on buses has said he does not regret the five years he has spent fighting the case through the courts. Doug Paulley (pictured), from Wetherby, near Leeds, said he hoped the victory over the public transport giant

Transport

Doug Paulley in front of Supreme Court, watched by media and supporters

January 19, 2017

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Anger after bus giant ‘tries to weasel out’ of Supreme Court discrimination ruling

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The bus company at the centre of a ground-breaking Supreme Court case has been accused of trying to “weasel out” of the unanimous conclusion that its policies unlawfully discriminated against wheelchair-users. Seven Supreme Court justices ruled yesterday (Wednesday) that First Bus had breached its duty to make reasonable adjustments for disabled people under the

Housing

Paul Rutherford sitting next to Warren on a red sofa

November 10, 2016

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Supreme Court’s rulings mean bedroom tax ‘will still unfairly hit thousands’

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The government’s “bedroom tax” discriminates unlawfully against some disabled people who need an extra bedroom because of their impairment, but not against others, the Supreme Court has ruled. The Supreme Court ruled yesterday (Wednesday) that ministers’ decision to apply the bedroom tax to disabled people who need an extra bedroom for a clear medical

Transport

June 16, 2016

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Bus wheelchair space case makes history at Supreme Court

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A disabled activist was at the Supreme Court yesterday as judges heard his ground-breaking case that could finally force bus companies to ensure that wheelchair-users can use the spaces reserved for them. Doug Paulley’s long-running case is the first the Supreme Court has heard concerning disability discrimination in the provision of services. The importance

Housing

Paul Rutherford outside the Supreme Court with Jacqueline and Jayson Carmichael

March 3, 2016

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Bedroom tax campaigner’s ‘contempt’ for ministers who forced his family to fight

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One of the disabled campaigners whose “bedroom tax” cases were heard in the Supreme Court this week has spoken of his “contempt” for ministers who have forced them to spend years fighting for their rights through the legal system. Paul Rutherford said it was tough and even “scary” to take on the government, but

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