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State pension implications of gender reassignment (Richards v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions)

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Published on: 27 April 2006
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In Richards v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the European Court of Justice applied the principle that EU equal treatment law which applies to gender discrimination also applies to discrimination arising out of gender reassignment.

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