Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia (Cultural Bureau) (defendant) v Alhayali (claimant)

Tuesday 1 – Wednesday 2 July 2025

Both parties appeal against the order of the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT), Bourne J, dated 5 December 2023.

The issue is whether the EAT was right to find that the Claimant (a former employee of RESA) was entitled to proceed with a discrimination claim that was otherwise barred by state immunity on the basis that it included a claim for personal injury damages under the Equality Act 2010 said to have been caused/exacerbated by unlawful harassment and victimisation.

Lower Court Judgment

Claimant Skeleton Argument

Defendant Skeleton Argument

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