Campaigners fight for Black and Asian professionals in court
Several national African, Caribbean and Asian organisations have filed what they describe as a historic legal precedent in the Supreme Court to protect the rights of BME professionals such as police officers, doctors, dentists, nurses, midwives, solicitors, barristers, judges and magistrates. The organisations say that more than 100,000 BME professionals in total may be affected. The UK Supreme Court still has to decide whether Disciplinary Tribunals used to sack BME professionals can escape the Equality Act 2010 by claiming they enjoy "Judicial Immunity". Peter Herbert is the Chairman of the Society of Black Lawyers and gives his reaction to the developments in the following interview with UK Black's Devon Daley
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