The A to Z of Housing Discrimination Case Law: R (FG) v Kensington and Chelsea

From Akerman-Livingstone to Z v Hackney, learn about the cases and the principles which have shaped Housing Discrimination since the Equality Act 2010 came into force.  In each of our podcasts, we will discuss one case: its facts, its context, and what principles it decided.

In this eighth podcast, Iris Ferber KC and Carolina Bax discuss R (FG) v Royal London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, heard by the High Court in 2024: an important reasonable adjustments case, which answers some fundamental questions in reasonable adjustments claims relating to housing – including the crucial question of whether Part 3 of the Equality Act (“Public Functions”) or Part 4 (“Premises”) applies to local authority landlords; what are the differences between those two  regimes; and why it really, really matters.

About the speakers

Iris Ferber KC Iris Ferber KC is a specialist in Employment, Property and Social Housing law, with a particular focus on litigation involving discrimination. She was called to the Bar in 2005, and was appointed to Silk in 2023. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Carolina Bax Having initially joined chambers as a family specialist, Carolina is now building a mixed civil practice in a wide variety of 42BR’s areas of expertise, and has a particular interest in property, housing, employment, Court of Protection and inquest work. She is a confident and practical advocate, with a rigorously forensic approach to case drafting and preparation. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.