Overview

Partnerships may be able, in their own particular circumstances, to justify the adoption of a compulsory retirement age for partners. However, City and national firms which are run primarily on modern corporate, performance-based models would be unwise to rely too heavily on the reasons cited in the recent Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) decision in Seldon v Clarkson Wright & Jakes to justify their compulsory retirement age rule.

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