Mr I Laing v Solicitors Regulation Authority Ltd: 1304231/2021
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judgment Date | 22 July 2022 |
| Citation | 1304231/2021 |
| Date | 22 July 2022 |
| Court | Employment Tribunal |
| Published date | 04 August 2022 |
| Subject Matter | Race Discrimination |
Case Numbers: 1304231/2021
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EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS
Claimant: Mr I Laing
Respondent: Solicitors Regulation Authority Limited
Heard at: Birmingham On: 13 July 2022,
in Chambers 22 July 2022
Before: Employment Judge Connolly (sitting alone)
Appearances
For the claimants: Did not attend and was not represented
For the respondent: Ms S Bowen (Counsel)
RESERVED JUDGMENT ON A PRELIMINARY
HEARING
The claimant’s complaint that the revocation of his practising certificate in April 2021
was an act of discrimination, harassment and/or victimisation is dismissed because the
Tribunal has no jurisdiction to hear the same by virtue of section 120(7) of the Equality
Act 2010.
For the avoidance of doubt, the claimant’s other complaints of discrimination,
harassment and/or victimisation are not affected by this decision.
REASONS
INTRODUCTION
1. By a Claim Form presented to the Tribunal on 18 September 2021 the claimant
brought various complaints of direct race discrimination, direct sex discrimination,
harassment related to race, harassment related to sex and victimisation against the
respondent. The claimant is a non-practising solicitor, and he brings his claims
against the respondent pursuant to s.53 of the Equality Act 2010 in its capacity as
a qualification body. The respondent is a statutory body, created by the Legal
services Act 2007. It is responsible for the regulation of solicitors and law firms in
England and Wales. It accepts that it is a qualifications body within the meaning of
the Equality Act 2010.
2. The respondent applied for one of the claimant’s complaints, namely that in relation
to the revocation of the claimant’s practising certificate, to be dismissed because,
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