Claimant v Marlow Education Trust
Outcome
Individual claims
The claimant confirmed multiple times at the preliminary hearing that her claims of disability discrimination were based on her own disability, not her daughter's disabilities. The tribunal therefore concluded that the alleged behaviour was not related to her daughter's disabilities and dismissed the associative disability discrimination claim.
Facts
The claimant brought claims including disability discrimination by association, alleging discrimination related to her daughter's disabilities. At a preliminary hearing, the claimant confirmed multiple times that her discrimination claims were based on her own disability rather than her daughter's. The case is listed for a full merits hearing in April 2027 on remaining claims.
Decision
The tribunal dismissed the associative disability discrimination claim because the claimant confirmed that the alleged discriminatory behaviour was related to her own disability, not her daughter's disabilities. This meant the claim could not proceed as an associative discrimination claim.
Practical note
A claim of disability discrimination by association requires the claimant to demonstrate that the alleged discrimination was because of another person's disability, not the claimant's own disability.
Legal authorities cited
Case details
- Case number
- 3305359/2024
- Decision date
- 2 December 2025
- Hearing type
- preliminary
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- education
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- barrister
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No