Case 8001585/2025 · Employment Tribunal
Mrs Angela Herrera Esteban v Malcolm John Fraser t/a Duncan Fraser — 2026
- Case reference
- 8001585/2025
- Decision date
- 12 March 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Scotland
- Judge
- Employment Judge Hendry
- Venue
- Aberdeen
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Mrs Angela Herrera Esteban
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe tribunal considered a preliminary issue in a disability discrimination claim: whether the claimant was a disabled person under section 6 of the Equality Act 2010 at the relevant time. The claimant gave evidence about dyslexia, including difficulties with reading, spelling, writing, numbers, short-term memory, forms, timetables and work tasks, and described coping strategies such as rereading, using a phone and keeping notes.
The tribunal accepted that the claimant had demonstrated a neurological condition and considered whether its impact on day-to-day activities was minor or trivial. It found that her dyslexia had a substantial impact on her ability to carry out day-to-day activities and held that she was a disabled person with a lifelong condition. The judgment states that the case must now proceed to a full hearing.
Claims and outcomes
1 finding recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disability discrimination | The judgment determined only the preliminary issue that the claimant was disabled under section 6 of the Equality Act 2010 by reason of dyslexia. It states that the case must proceed to a full hearing, so the substantive disability discrimination claim was not finally upheld or dismissed in this judgment. | Other | Disability | — |
Legal tests applied
8 references- section 6 of the Equality Act 2010
- section 212(1) of the Equality Act 2010
- Goodwin v Patent Office [1999] IRLR 4
- Chacon Navas v Eurest Colectividades SA [2007] ICR 1
- Sobhi v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2013] UKEAT/0518/12/BA
- Anwar v Tower Hamlets College EAT 0091/10
- Aderemi v London and South Eastern Railway Ltd (2013) ICR 591
- Paterson v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis (2007) ICR 1522
Official outcome judgment PDF
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