| Miris document ID: 1017240762312 |
| Author: |
Scottish Court of Session |
| Language: |
English |
| Source: |
Scottish Court of Session
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| Country: |
United Kingdom |
| Category: |
judgment/decision |
| Government level: |
Regional |
| Guiding principle: |
Race Relations Act 1976, s3(1) - discrimination on "racial grounds" - procedural - employment tribunal and EAT refused claim on "ethnic origins" claim - subseqent claim based on "national origins" - second claim resisted on res judicata grounds - EAT concluded it to be media concludendi - this court disagrees - complaints both the same under RRA - all possible remedies and legal arguments to be relevant to unfair or unjustified dismissal ought to be brought before employment tribunals - doctrine of res judicata may apply differently in Scotland than in England - but res judicata can apply in administrative tribunals generally. Appeal allowed - application dismissed- subsidiary ground of appeal unfounded |
| Date of
judgement:
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2000-12-7 |
| Official version: |
no |
| Edition number: |
0/45/17/99 |
| Legally binding: |
yes |
| Subject areas: |
non-discrimination; culture; identity |
| Minority groups: |
Scots; British |
| Related laws: |
Race Relations Act 1976 |
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