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Referenced Legislation

Equal Pay Act 1970 (c. 41), s. 1 (2) (as amended by Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (c. 65), s. 8)

E.E.C. Treaty (Cmnd. 5179-II), art. 119

Council Directive (75/117/E.E.C.), art. 1

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The Law Reports (Queen's Bench Division)

[1981] QB 180

[EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE]

MACARTHYS LTD. v. SMITH

[Case 129/79]

1980 Jan. 30;
Feb. 28;
March 27

Judge H. Kutscher (President), Judges A. O'Keeffe and A. Touffait (Presidents of Chambers), J. Mertens de Wilmars, P. Pescatore, Lord Mackenzie Stuart, G. Bosco, T. Koopmans and O. Due F. Capotorti (Advocate General)

[COURT OF APPEAL]

1980 April 17

Lord Denning M.R., Lawton and Cumming-Bruce L.JJ.

Discrimination, Sex — Equal pay — “Like work” — Comparison of work with predecessor's — Whether comparisons required to be contemporaneous — Reference to European Court of Justice — Equal Pay Act 1970 (c. 41), s. 1 (2) (as amended by Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (c. 65), s. 8) — E.E.C. Treaty (Cmnd. 5179-II), art. 119 — Council Directive (75/117/E.E.C.), art. 1

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