The A to Z of Housing Discrimination Case Law: Begum v Tower Hamlets

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.

In this seventh podcast, Iris Ferber KC and Max Gordon discuss Begum v London Borough of Tower Hamlets, heard by the Court of Appeal in 2025: a case which explains how to (or, rather, how not to) present an indirect discrimination claim under section 19 of the Equality Act 2010 – in particular, it illustrates and explains the dangers of choosing the wrong “provision, criterion or practice” operated by the landlord, as the basis of the claim. 

About the speakers

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. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Max Gordon Max has a busy civil practice with a focus on employment law, contractual dispute, and property. He regularly appears before Employment Tribunals, the EAT, County Courts, the Companies Court, the First Tier Tribunal, and in the High Court as sole counsel. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.