The application of the compensation cap to reduce the pensions of those below normal pension age gave rise to unlawful age discrimination.
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The High Court has found that there was no indirect age discrimination in relation to rules about a widow’s pension under the police pension scheme.
The WASPI campaign fails as the High Court finds that changes to the state pension age for women are not directly or indirectly discriminatory to women born in the 1950s.
Army rules require longer service for those who join as minors. Is this age discrimination?
This case concerns the public sector equality duty under s.149 of the Equality Acty 2010.
Councils breach equality duties over library closures.
In this case, the British Gurkha Welfare Society (“BGWS”) sought to challenge the pension arrangements put in place for Gurkhas following a government review in December 2006.
The High Court has 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.
Lawful use of length of service in redundancy selection criteria.