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Sexual Orientation Discrimination: Supreme Court decides on survivor pension rights for same-sex partners
Pension schemes which restrict benefits for same-sex spouses and civil partners will need to be changed as a recent ruling means they no longer comply with UK law, reports Fudia Smartt ‘Failing to give Mr Walker’s husband an entitlement to a survivor’s pension for all of the claimant’s service would clearly be sexual orientation discrimination …
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