Asylum seekers and refugees 1
Justice and personal security 1
Living standards 4
Pregnancy and maternity 1
Types of equality claim
Court of Session (Inner House) 1
High Court (Admin Court) 1
Decision has to be followed in
Law applies in
Judgment 2
Intervention (section 30 of the Equality Act 2006) 2
Article 14: Protection from discrimination in respect of these rights and freedoms
R (MP) v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (MP v Secretary of State for Health)
NHS regulations require most non-EU citizens to pay up to 150 percent of the cost of healthcare treatment. A man who was being treated for cancer challenged this in the courts, arguing that the regulations did not comply with equality laws.
Immigration rules: extending domestic violence protection to refugees (R (A) v Secretary of State for the Home Department)
The wife of a refugee was granted temporary leave to remain in the UK. When domestic violence forced her to leave her husband, immigration rules meant she was no longer eligible for indefinite leave to remain. Had her partner been a British citizen or had settled immigration status, she would still be eligible for indefinite leave to remain under the Home Office's domestic violence concession. However, the concession did not apply to partners of refugees. The woman unsuccessfully challenged the rules in the Court of Session (Outer House), and brought an appeal to the Court of Session (Inner House).