We acted for a provider of a private educational service which found itself at the end of a claim for discrimination and failure to make reasonable adjustments for one privately paying postgraduate student.

It was suggested that as the student suffered from IBS she was disabled, and that because the college failed to make reasonable adjustments she had no choice other than to leave the course that she paid for after some time.

The claim process began in 2012 and was finally determined in 2014 after a County Court held that there was no case for our clients to answer. A full order for costs was made in our clients' favour.

The whole area of discrimination and reasonable adjustments is highly complex and can be a minefield for either side. Jeffrey Lewis (assisted by Claire Malka) had conduct of the case.