Albright Kendrick has a commitment to the policy of treating all our workers and job applicants equally.

Albright Kendrick does not tolerate nor engage in discrimination, and no employee or potential employee will receive a less favourable treatment on the basis of any protected characteristic as defined in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 such as:

         age

         race

         disability

         religion or belief

         pregnancy and maternity

         marriage or civil partnership

         sex

         sexual orientation

         gender reassignment

No employee, or potential employee, will be disadvantaged by reason of their part-time or fixed-term employment status or by any conditions of employment that is not justified as necessary on operational grounds.

We are committed to equality for our workforce and we value equality and diversity. We aim to encourage and manage diversity, and to maintain a workforce that is representative of the communities that we serve and from which our workforce is drawn.

Albright Kendrick extends our principles of equality and diversity to the way in which we treat our clients, suppliers, partners, stakeholders, and visitors.

Albright Kendrick will not discriminate against our clients and whilst as a business we are at liberty to decide whether or not to accept instructions from any particular client, where we decide not to accept instructions this will not be on the basis of any protected characteristics.

Albright Kendrick is committed to taking steps to ensure that we meet the diverse needs of our clients. Where necessary, we will devise procedures to deliver services that meet specific needs arising from clients’ ethnic or cultural background, gender, religion or belief, sexual orientation, disabilities, age or other relevant factors. We will do so only where this is permitted by the relevant anti-discrimination legislation.

In our dealings with third-parties, we will not unlawfully discriminate. We operate a merit-based system and we instruct counsels and experts on the basis of their skills, qualifications, expertise, experience, ability, and track record. We also take into consideration factors such as specialist knowledge and cost-efficiency for the benefit of our clients. We will not accept instructions from a client to select a barrister or an expert wholly or partly based on protected characteristics or the absence thereof. If necessary, we may cease acting for such a client.

Albright Kendrick selects suppliers solely based on their suitability, expertise, synergy, and cost-effectiveness. We will not unlawfully discriminate when selecting suppliers.

Suppliers includes suppliers of goods and services to Albright Kendrick in any or all of its locations and includes outsourced service providers and other third parties involved in the provision of goods or services to the firm or our clients.

Albright Kendrick does not tolerate discrimination and we take very seriously any complaint of discrimination, and we act promptly to investigate such complaints on behalf of clients or other third-parties.