Robert Oldham, pupil barrister at 12 King’s Bench Walk, highlights the lessons for practitioners in Townsend v Corporation of Trinity … More
Category: Stress
University of Bristol v Abrahart (EHRC intervening) [2024] EWHC 299 (KB): failure to make reasonable adjustments contributed to student’s suicide
On 14 February 2024, the High Court upheld the decision of the Bristol County Court in University of Bristol v Dr Robert Abrahart. Ms Abrahart was an undergraduate student who sadly took her own life, the morning before she was meant to deliver an oral presentation.