Book Reviews
Discrimination in Employment Handbook
M Murray, S Gregory, P Goulding, B Lang / Tolley / RRP £75 ISBN 978 - 0754531715
As one would expect from a book written by members of Blackstone Chambers and solicitors from Baker & McKenzie's employment team, Tolley's Discrimination in Employment Handbook impresses from the moment you pick it up.
First, it is succinct. Practitioners will appreciate the fact that the Handbook can easily be carried round to assist in answering issues as they arise. The book is also set out in a logical way with a very helpful index of statutes and cases at the front and a full topic index at the end.
The book is divided into 11 chapters which helpfully slice through what is an enormous area of the law. Following an introductory section on “Common Concepts” the book goes on to focus on the main areas of anti discrimination law (age, disability, race, religion, belief, sex and sexual orientation) as well as what one could describe as “Cinderella” topics such as gender reassignment, marital
