OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF EQUALITY INVESTIGATIONS
Equal Status Act 2000
EQUALITY OFFICER'S DECISION NO: DEC-S2002-101
Sajjad Sajjadi
(Represented by Gerard Maguire & Co, Solicitors)
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The Turk's Head
File No. ES/2001/748
Date of Issue 31/07/2002
Key words:Equal Status Act 2000 - Direct discrimination, section 3(1)(a) - Race ground, section 3(2)(h) - Supply of goods and services, section 5(1) - Refusal of admission to pub - Request for ID - Burden of Proof. - Vicarious liability, section 42
This dispute concerns a complaint by Sajjad Sajjadi that he was discriminated against, contrary to the Equal Status Act 2000, by the Turks Head Pub, Dublin. The complainant maintains that he was discriminated against on the ground of race in terms of sections 3(1)(a) and 3(2)(h) of the Equal Status Act 2000 in being denied a service which is generally available to the public contrary to Section 5(1) of the Act.