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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/equality-act-2010/section-47",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2010/15",
  "legislation_title": "Equality Act 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/equality-act-2010",
  "path": "section/47",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "47",
  "heading": "Barristers",
  "text": "(1) A barrister (A) must not discriminate against a person (B)—\n(a) in the arrangements A makes for deciding to whom to offer a pupillage or tenancy;\n(b) as to the terms on which A offers B a pupillage or tenancy;\n(c) by not offering B a pupillage or tenancy.\n(2) A barrister (A) must not discriminate against a person (B) who is a pupil or tenant—\n(a) as to the terms on which B is a pupil or tenant;\n(b) in the way A affords B access, or by not affording B access, to opportunities for training or gaining experience or for receiving any other benefit, facility or service;\n(c) by terminating the pupillage;\n(d) by subjecting B to pressure to leave chambers;\n(e) by subjecting B to any other detriment.\n(3) A barrister must not, in relation to a pupillage or tenancy, harass—\n(a) the pupil or tenant;\n(b) a person who has applied for the pupillage or tenancy.\n(4) A barrister (A) must not victimise a person (B)—\n(a) in the arrangements A makes for deciding to whom to offer a pupillage or tenancy;\n(b) as to the terms on which A offers B a pupillage or tenancy;\n(c) by not offering B a pupillage or tenancy.\n(5) A barrister (A) must not victimise a person (B) who is a pupil or tenant—\n(a) as to the terms on which B is a pupil or tenant;\n(b) in the way A affords B access, or by not affording B access, to opportunities for training or gaining experience or for receiving any other benefit, facility or service;\n(c) by terminating the pupillage;\n(d) by subjecting B to pressure to leave chambers;\n(e) by subjecting B to any other detriment.\n(6) A person must not, in relation to instructing a barrister—\n(a) discriminate against a barrister by subjecting the barrister to a detriment;\n(b) harass the barrister;\n(c) victimise the barrister.\n(7) A duty to make reasonable adjustments applies to a barrister.\n(8) The preceding provisions of this section (apart from subsection (6)) apply in relation to a barrister's clerk as they apply in relation to a barrister; and for that purpose the reference to a barrister's clerk includes a reference to a person who carries out the functions of a barrister's clerk.\n(9) A reference to a tenant includes a reference to a barrister who is permitted to work in chambers (including as a squatter or door tenant); and a reference to a tenancy is to be construed accordingly.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/section/47",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T17:03:45.890819+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
    "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."
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}