Disability discrimination and disciplinary proceedings involving a deaf employee

In Taylor v OCS Group Limited, the Court of Appeal has held that it is not necessary to decide if an appeal hearing is a "review" or a "rehearing" to determine whether a procedural defect in an earlier disciplinary hearing can be remedied. What is important is that the procedure was fair overall. Also, where a disabled employee has been unfairly dismissed, for a combination of reasons (including their disability), there will be no disability discrimination provided that the employer did not have the disability-related reason in its mind at the time of the dismissal.