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Sharon Coleman v Attridge Law & Stephen LawA carer, has won the right for an unfair treatment claim against her employer under the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) to proceed to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) later this year.
The carer, Sharon Coleman, claims she was harassed into resigning from her job because she has a disabled son and that she suffered "discrimination by association". The Advocate-General at the European Court of Justice agreed that she had and now a full panel of European judges will take the Advocate-General's view into consideration before delivering the final ruling later this year.
In 80% of European Court of Justice cases, the judges back the Advocate-General's opinion.
