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26 February 2009
Issue: 7358 / Categories: Case law , Discrimination , Law digest , Employment
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Discrimination

Seldon v Clarkson Wright & Jakes [2009] All ER (D) 180 (Feb

In assessing justification in the context of direct age discrimination, the tribunal should apply the normal principles of legitimate aim and proportionality as set out in Art 6 of Council Directive 2000/78/EC, and Art 3 of the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/1031).

Issue: 7358 / Categories: Case law , Discrimination , Law digest , Employment
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors announces four promotions

NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step
A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense
An indemnity costs battle with a £20m gap could reopen an important question: what weight should an approved budget carry?
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