Surgeon wins 815 000 [pounds sterling] from BMA in race case.(news roundup)(British Medical Association )(Brief Article)

An Indian surgeon who blames racism for blocking his career in the NHS has won nearly 1m [pounds sterling] ($1.8m; 1.5m [pounds sterling]) in damages, costs, wad interest from the BMA for failing to support him in bringing race discrimination claims.

The BMA has lost an appeal against an employment tribunal ruling that it was guilty of indirect race discrimination against Rajendra Chaudhary and must pay him a record 815 000 [pounds sterling]. With interest since the tribunal ruling nearly two year's ago, the final figure is just under 1m [pounds sterling].

The Employment Appeal Tribunal upheld the Manchester tribunal's finding that the BMA, though willing to …