The British court ruling that severe hair loss in women may, in law, constitute a disability has unsettled more than tax lawyers and social commentators. It has raised a fault line in contemporary legal thought – one that runs between material impairment and social harm, between bodily limitation
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Dr Hani Okoroafor is a global informatics expert who advises corporate Boards in the public and private sectors. His multidisciplinary consulting practice operates in Europe, Africa, North America and the Middle East.

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