{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-employment-equality-age-regulations-2006/regulation-15",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-employment-equality-age-regulations-2006/regulation-15.json",
  "legislation": "ukdsi/2006/0110742664",
  "legislation_title": "The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-employment-equality-age-regulations-2006",
  "path": "regulation/15",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "15",
  "heading": "Barristers",
  "text": "(1) It is unlawful for a barrister or barrister’s clerk, in relation to any offer of a pupillage or tenancy, to discriminate against a person—\n(a) in the arrangements which are made for the purpose of determining to whom the pupillage or tenancy should be offered;\n(b) in respect of any terms on which it is offered; or\n(c) by refusing, or deliberately not offering, it to him.\n(2) It is unlawful for a barrister or barrister’s clerk, in relation to a pupil or tenant in the set of chambers in question, to discriminate against him—\n(a) in respect of any terms applicable to him as a pupil or tenant;\n(b) in the opportunities for training, or gaining experience, which are afforded or denied to him;\n(c) in the benefits which are afforded or denied to him; or\n(d) by terminating his pupillage, or by subjecting him to any pressure to leave the chambers or other detriment.\n(3) It is unlawful for a barrister or barrister’s clerk, in relation to a pupillage or tenancy in the set of chambers in question, to subject to harassment a person who is, or has applied to be, a pupil or tenant.\n(4) It is unlawful for any person, in relation to the giving, withholding or acceptance of instructions to a barrister, to discriminate against any person by subjecting him to a detriment, or to subject him to harassment.\n(5) In this regulation—\n“barrister’s clerk” includes any person carrying out any of the functions of a barrister’s clerk;\n“pupil”, “pupillage” and “set of chambers” have the meanings commonly associated with their use in the context of barristers practising in independent practice; and\n“tenancy” and “tenant” have the meanings commonly associated with their use in the context of barristers practising in independent practice, but also include reference to any barrister permitted to work in a set of chambers who is not a tenant.\n(6) This regulation extends to England and Wales only.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2006/0110742664/regulation/15",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:21:16.444409+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}