The Supreme Court today handed down its long-awaited judgment on age discrimination in partnerships and LLPs with retirement ages in the case of Seldon v Clarkson Wright and Jakes. Mr Seldon’s appeal in respect of his compulsory retirement was unanimously dismissed.
Set out below are five key points to note:
The question is no longer ‘can a compulsory retirement age be justified’, but rather ‘at what age can a compulsory retirement age be justified’. This case has moved on the debate, but is not the magic bullet firms with retirement ages had hoped for.
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