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ON APPEAL FROM THE COUNTY COURT AT CENTRAL LONDON
HER HONOUR JUDGE BLOOM
K04EC531
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand, London, WC2A 2LL
Before :
LORD JUSTICE LEWISON
LORD JUSTICE NUGEE
and
LADY JUSTICE ELISABETH LAING
Between :
HANEEN ABDELRAHMAN | Appellant |
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THE MAYOR AND BURGESSES OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF ISLINGTON | Respondent |
Liz Davies KC and Kevin Gannon (instructed by Carter Jones Solicitors) for the Appellant
Sarah Salmon and Olivia Davies (instructed by Legal Services, London Borough of Islington) for the Respondent
Hearing date: 24/07/2025
Approved Judgment
This judgment was handed down remotely at 10.30am on 31/07/2025 by circulation to the parties or their representatives by e-mail and by release to the National Archives.
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Lord Justice Lewison:
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- Introduction
- The facts as found
- Statutory right to succeed
- Islington’s policy
- Previous legislation
- The case at trial
- Case law
- Dictionary definitions
- The interpretation of Islington’s policy
- Does Islington’s policy amount to unlawful discrimination?
- Interpretation in accordance with section 3
- Result
- Conclusions