Local Government Lawyer

Iris Ferber KC and Matthew Timm discuss Laidley v Metropolitan Housing Trust, heard by the Court of Appeal in 2025: an important case about Equality Act assessors.

From Akerman-Livingstone to Z v Hackney, learn about the cases and the principles which have shaped Housing Discrimination since the Equality Act 2010 came into force.  In each of our podcasts, we will discuss one case: its facts, its context, and what principles it decided.

As part of our ongoing journey to ensure our website and marketing initiatives are as accessible as possible, all our podcasts will be available in a transcription format - The A to Z of Housing Discrimination Case Law - Laidley v Metropolitan Housing Trust transcript. ​

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About the speakers

 

Nicola Khon

Iris Ferber KC

Iris Ferber KC is a specialist in Employment, Property and Social Housing law, with a particular focus on litigation involving discrimination. She was called to the Bar in 2005, and was appointed to Silk in 2023.

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Matthew Timm

Matthew has a broad civil practice spanning employment, clinical negligence, personal injury and housing, with a growing specialism in discrimination law.

Matthew regularly appears in the County Court and Employment Tribunal, acting for a wide range of clients including individuals, local authorities and multinational corporations.

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