Herbert Smith partnership specialists Alan Watts and Hayley Evans on Seldon’s impact on retirement ages
Is it time to abandon compulsory retirement ages? On 25 April 2012, the Supreme Court in Seldon confirmed what partnerships and limited liability partnerships (LLPs) need to do to make compulsory retirement ages lawful. While comfort can be gleaned from the Supreme Court’s decision that the aims of the firm in Seldon were held to be legitimate, partnerships and LLPs must identify their aims and assess whether they are legitimate for their specific businesses.
