Type: Judgment

Authority: National Courts Outer House of the Court of Session

Date: 05/20/2016

Subject: The decision of the Outer House of the Court of Session finds discriminatory on grounds of age the norm excluding from the access to loans for students those who are over 55: the Court held that Scottish authorities violated the public sector equality duty, not having assessed the discriminatory effects of such norm

Parties: ELIZABETH HUNTER Petitioner; against (FIRST) STUDENT AWARDS AGENCY FOR SCOTLAND;  (SECOND) THE SCOTTISH MINISTERS;  (THIRD) THE RIGHT HONOURABLE LORD WALLACE OF TANKERNESS, THE ADVOCATE GENERAL FOR SCOTLAND;  and (FOURTH) THE RIGHT HONOURABLE FRANK MULHOLLAND, QC,THE LORD ADVOCATE   Respondents

Original language: English

Classification: Equality - Art. 21 Non discrimination

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