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Originally Posted by Hugh
Depends...
If they had said "i'm not serving your because you are black/gay/muslim/female (put in protected characteristic)", yes, then they should have been prosecuted, as that would have been blatant discrimination.
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Few people who seek to discriminate against such groups would be so blatant, what usually happens is that it's done much more subtly.
In one of the cases that I won regarding a company discriminating against me on the grounds of my disability the judge considered not only what was said, but their tone, actions and a threat to refuse to continue to provide service to me because I had made a complaint about one particular member of staff whose behaviour was subsequently deemed to be harrassment.
Comparisons were also made to the way in which similar situations were dealt with compared to mine.
This is the case where the settlement enabled me to offer financial assistance to charities nominated by forum members.