Plans to extend the Solicitors Anti-Discrimination Rule to include discrimination based on age, marital or civil partnership status, gender reassignment, pregnancy, and maternity and paternity have been put out to consultation by the rules and ethics committee of the Law Society Regulation Board. The consultation paper can be found on www.lawsociety.org.uk, or by contacting Duncan Finlyson in the professional ethics unit on 020 7242 1222.