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supreme court publishes judgment in ‘patmalniece’
Supreme Court holds that right to reside test is indirectly discriminatory but majority hold that this discrimination is
justified because the State Pension Credit Regulations 2002 are a proportionate response to the legitimate aim of protecting the UK public purse and that this justification is independent of the claimant’s nationality -
http://www.supremecourt.gov.uk/docs/UKSC_2009_0177_ps.pdf
rightsnet news story to follow.
[ Edited: 16 Mar 2011 at 11:20 am by Ros ]rightsnet news story now published -