EK was trafficked to the UK from Tanzania in 2006 for domestic servitude. Contrary to UKBA guidance she was not given information on her rights upon entry to UK. The Upper Tribunal found that this was a breach of Article 4 and had contributed directly to her vulnerability to trafficking.

The Employment Appeal Tribunal found that, although the Claimant had committed an act of gross misconduct entitling the Respondents to dismiss him without notice, the misconduct was not the principal reason for the dismissal and so the dismissal was unfair.

The Employment Appeal Tribubal under its President has held that the Equality Act 2010 does cover post-termination victimisation in a judgment handed down on 1 May.

The Court of Appeal overturned the decisions of the Employment Tribunal and the Employment Appeal Tribunal and found that because the victim had no right to work in the UK, she had no right to protection under race discrimination legislation.

The Tribunal held that the requirement to wear the hijab amounted to harassment related both to the Claimant's sex and to her religion (the claimant was a Hindu).