“…erent pension ages of men and women was the decision of the European Court of Justice (“CJEU”) in Case C262/88 Barber v Guardian Royal Exchange Assurance Group [1991] 1 QB 344. In that case the CJEU held that it was contrary to what is now Article 157 TFEU to impose an age condition which differed according to gender for the purpose …”
“…ird issue I need to explain the concept of “the Barber window”, so named after the CJEU case, Barber v Guardian Royal Exchange Assurance Group (Case – C262/88) [1991] 1 QB 344. In the first judgment at 11 we said this:…”
“…“On 19 May 1990 the European Court of Justice delivered judgment in Barber v Guardian Royal Exchange Assurance Group (Case – C262/88) [1991] 1 QB 344, holding that the direct effect of Article 119 made it unlawful discrimination within the community for pension schemes to provide for different NPAs for men a…”