# The Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998, Article 32: . . . barristers


(1) It is unlawful for a barrister, in relation to taking any person as his pupil, to discriminate against a person—
(a) in the arrangements which he makes for the purpose of determining whom he will take as his pupil;
(b) in respect of any terms on which he offers to take any person as his pupil; or
(c) by refusing, or deliberately omitting, to take a person as his pupil.
(2) It is unlawful for a barrister, in relation to a person who is his pupil, to discriminate against him—
(a) in respect of any terms applicable to him as his pupil;
(b) in the opportunities for training, or gaining experience, which are afforded or denied to him;
(c) in the benefits which are afforded or denied to him; or
(d) by terminating the relationship or by subjecting him to any pressure to terminate the relationship or other detriment.
(2A) It is unlawful for a barrister to subject to harassment a person who is, or has applied to be, his pupil.
(3) It is unlawful for any person, in relation to the giving, withholding or acceptance of instructions to a barrister, to discriminate against any person or to subject any person to harassment.
(4) In this Article “pupil” has the meaning commonly associated with its use in the context of a person training as a barrister.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1998/3162/article/32 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fair-employment-and-treatment-northern-ireland-order-1998/article-32
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