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Episode Ten – Karen Jackson

Karen Jackson is an inspirational lover of problem-solving, passionate for French and a self-styled protector of the underdog. In this episode Kevin meets the founder of didlaw, one of the UK’s leading disability discrimination practices.

A former City trader, Karen talks candidly about the roundabout route she took into law and how a heart transplant helped guide her to a new path – setting up her own practice that’s focused on challenging mental health, disability and illness discrimination.

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S4E3 – Definition of Disability (with Karen Jackson)

Karen Jackson joins barrister, Daniel Barnett, on his podcast – Employment Law Matters – as they discuss the definition of disability under the Equality Act 2010. Learn more about the different limbs of the definition of disability, when fluctuating and reoccurring conditions qualify as a disability, long Covid, invisible disabilities, and the challenges they present.

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People Management

2 March 2026
Didlaw Managing Partner Liz McGlone comments on the case of Hope v Ola Electric UK Private Limited where a comment about a kick in the testicles being more painful than childbirth was found to be harassment.

Law Society Gazette

30 January 2026
Our CEO Karen Jackson comments in the Law Society Gazette on the myriad of reasons why women leave the legal profession.

The Times

28 January 2026
Didlaw CEO Karen Jackson is quoted heavily in The Times about Pal v Accenture in the Employment Appeal Tribunal. The case places a spotlight on "up and out" performance management and whether this might be discriminatory, in Ms Pal's case due to endometriosis.

Law Society Gazette

18 July 2025
Karen Jackson didlaw CEO gives her view on mental health in the legal profession in a special feature by Catherine Baksi in the Law Society Gazette.

The Times

17 July 2025
Karen Jackson CEO gives her opinion on the proposal in the Employments Rights Bill to ban NDAs to Jonathan Ames in The Brief in The Times.

The Mirror

10 July 2025
Our CEO Karen Jackson and Managing Partner Elizabeth McGlone have made no secret of their objection to the proposal to ban NDAs in the Employment Rights Bill. They're both quoted at length in this article in The Mirror.

Professional Adviser

2 June 2025
Is it better to go down the road to litigation or accept a settlement agreement? Our CEO Karen Jackson speaks to Professional Adviser.

Benefits Expert

28 May 2025
Karen Jackson didlaw CEO & a leading expert in disability discrimination in employment talks to Benefits Expert about the importance of keeping in touch with employees on sick leave: there is no legal barrier. how there is no legal barrier to contacting employees who are on sick leave. It's important to keep in touch.