Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2012] All ER (D) 23 (Apr)
Court: Court of Appeal, Civil Division
Judge:

Pill, Hallett and Patten LJJ (judgment delivered extempore)
Representation Tom Coghlin and Sheryn Omeri (instructed by Leigh Day and Co) for the employee.
  Michael Paulin (instructed by Lyons Davidson Ltd) for the employer.
Judgment Dates: 30 March 2012

Catchwords

Employment - Discrimination - Discrimination on grounds of age - Employee claiming employer discriminated on grounds of age by replacing him with an employee with less post qualification experience - Employer appealing against a decision refusing to strike out claim - Whether Employment Appeal Tribunal erring in allowing claim to proceed.

The Case

Employment Discrimination. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, upheld a decision refusing to strike out a claim of age discrimination as the issue of whether an individual's post qualification experience and qualifications would give rise to a claim of age discrimination had required fuller consideration to justify refusal of a strike out application.

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