age discrimination
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Copeland v E Coomes (Holdings) Ltd UKEAT/0606/12/LA
Appeal against the dismissal of a claim of age discrimination when the claimant was forced to retire at the age of 65. Cross appeal against a finding that the dismissal was automatically unfair. Both appeal and cross appeal were allowed.
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16/08/2013 14:20
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CVS Solicitors & Anor v Van Der Borgh UKEAT/0009/13/KN
Appeal against a finding that the claimant was an employee of the respondent for the purposes of his claims of age discrimination under the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 and of religious discrimination under the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003. Appeal dismissed.
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29/07/2013 09:29
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Rowstock Ltd & Anor v Jessemey (EHRC Intervening) UKEAT/0112/12/DM
Appeal against a decision that post termination victimisation could not be pursued because the Equality Act 2010 expressly excludes it. Cross-appeal against a failure to make any Polkey reduction in the compensation awarded. Appeal dismissed, cross-appeal allowed.
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06/03/2013 09:06
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Lockwood v Department of Work & Pensions & Anor UKEAT/0094/12/RN
Appeal against the rejection of the claimant’s claim of direct age discrimination when she was awarded less severance pay than her older colleagues after accepting voluntary redundancy. Appeal dismissed.
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10/02/2013 09:49
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Age Discrimination Update
Stuart Brittenden, an employment law specialist at Old Square Chambers, spoke at the Institute of Employment Rights conference on 10 October and he has kindly allowed us to reproduce a recording of his talk, along with powerpoint slides and CPD questions. Stuart gave us a talk on age discrimination and talked specifically about recent cases such as Seldon v Clarkson Wright and Jakes, Woodcock v Cumbria PCTand HM Land Registry v Benson.
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07/12/2012 15:04
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Spring v First Capital East Ltd UKEAT/0567/11/LA
Appeal against a deposit order being imposed on the claimant before his claims of unfair dismissal and age discrimination could be heard. Appeal dismissed.
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18/10/2012 18:01
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Chikwe v Mouchel Group Plc & Anor UKEAT/0633/11/CEA
Appeal against the dismissal of the claimant’s claims of race and age discrimination as they had been presented out of time and it was not just and equitable to extend time. Appeal dismissed.
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21/09/2012 16:15
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Case Round-Up: May 2012
In this month’s round-up, Mark Shulman consultant solicitor with Keystone Law looks at the implications of two key Supreme Court judgments on justifying age discrimination, explains why a lap dancer was found to be an employee and reviews two recent decisions on Tribunal costs orders and the ability to pay.
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04/05/2012 16:32
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Seldon v Clarkson Wright and Jakes (A Partnership) [2012] UKSC 16
Appeal against decision that the claimant should be made to retire at 65. Appeal dismissed but remitted to the ET to consider whether the choice of a mandatory age of 65 was a proportionate means of achieving the legitimate aims of the partnership.
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26/04/2012 12:08
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Homer v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police) [2012] UKSC 15
Appeal against decisions that the claimant had not suffered indirect age discrimination but if he had, it would not have been objectively justified. Appeal allowed on the first part and remitted to the ET for consideration of the second.
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26/04/2012 11:57
