Barking and Dagenham Council loses appeal after 15 employees bring age discrimination claim.

A change from one policy to another policy cannot in itself be a provision, criterion or practice for the purposes of the Age Regulations.

The High Court has today given judgment on R (on the application of Age UK) v Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills [2009] EWHC 2336 (Admin) – known as the “Heyday” case.

A Scottish employment tribunal has held that an employer did not disadvantage more mature employees by including developmental needs in its selection criteria.

The Court of Appeal has dismissed Rolls Royce's appeal against the High Court's decision that use of length of service as a criterion in redundancy selection is lawful.

This case was originally heard by an employment tribunal and its decision delivered in December 2007. An appeal against the tribunal’s decision was heard by the Employment Appeal Tribunal in July 2008.

ECJ confirms that mandatory retirement is not unlawful.

The Advocate General has given an opinion stating that the compulsory retirement age of 65 in the Age Discrimination Regulations is potentially legal under EU law.

A 61 year old teacher who was not shortlisted for a job advertised for candidates ‘in the first five years of their career’ was indirectly discriminated against on the grounds of her age.

The requirement for recent "hands on" experience was not age discriminatory