The claimant sought an order that he had been discriminated having been refused an elder person’s bus pass at an age when a woman would have been entitled to one.
Held: The respondent had confirmed that the situation was to be corrected by legislation. A friendly settlement was recorded and the action struck from the list
Judges:
J-P Costa, P and Judges W. Fuhrmann, L. Loucaides, Sir Nicolas Bratza, H. S. Greve, K. Traja and M. Ugrekhelidze Section Registrar S. Dolle
Citations:
Times 30-Jul-2002, 40302/98, [2002] ECHR 592, [2002] ECHR 597
Links:
Statutes:
European Convention on Human Rights 14, Travel Concessions (Eligibility) Act 2002, Travel Concessions (Extension of Entitlement) Order 2001 (SI 2001 No 3765)
Jurisdiction:
Human Rights
Discrimination
Updated: 06 June 2022; Ref: scu.174390
