High Court Rejects University of Bristol Appeal Over Student’s Death

The High Court has upheld a decision that the University of Bristol contributed to the suicide of disabled Natasha Abrahart by failing to make reasonable adjustments for her condition. A 20-year-old physics student at the University of Bristol, Ms. Abrahart had Social Anxiety Disorder. She took her own life in April 2018, on the day she was expected to take part in a group presentation in front of a large audience. In 2020, Ms. Abrahart’s family brought a legal case against the university, claiming that it unlawfully discriminated against her in breach of the Equality Act 2010. The case was heard by the Bristol County Court, which in 2022 ruled that the university failed to make reasonable adjustments for Ms. Abrahart and committed indirect discrimination under the Equality Act 2010....