Seldon v Clarkson Wright & Jakes (A Partnership) [2012]
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Legal Body: House of Lords
Published on: 27/04/2012
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Background
The Court of appeal issued judgement on this case in July 2010. Readers will remember it was a case of a partner solicitor forced to retire in accordance with the terms of the partnership deed at the end of the year following his 65th birthday and, following the Supreme Court's judgement, should be useful should employers wish to retain a contractual retirement age and justify an employee's retirement, rather than force the dismissal on grounds of capability route.In relation to age discrimination, article 6(1) of the framework directive allows member states to provide that “differences of treatment on grounds of age shall not constitute discrimination if, within the context of national law, they are objectively and reasonably justified by
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This article is correct at 27/04/2012
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