The Advocate General has given an opinion that a German law setting down minimum periods of notice, but which excludes all time worked before the age of 25, is incompatible with EU law.

A former Council employee is successful in possibly the highest value age discrimination claim to date

The EAT found that a manager's dismissal of an employee, based on a belief that the employee held ageist views, did not justify an inference that the employee had been dismissed by reason of his age.

Sharma v Millbrook Beds Ltd involved an employer whose attempts to reduce the risk of a claim backfired.

Court v Dennis Publishing Ltd involved a claimant dismissed for being too old.

In relation to non-retirement dismissals, the decision in Hussain v Live Nation (Venues) Ltd illustrates the danger for an employer in seeking to play the ‘age card’.

An employee dismissed one day before his 65th birthday succeeded in his age discrimination claim.

Cleaner in a Dentist's is successful in her age discrimination claim