Thanking BackTo60, a spokesperson for Waspi said it would seek legal advice on the implications of the court's ruling for its challenge. All the updates as they happened from High Court as WASPI and Backto60 women lose state pension discrimination claims. The Waspi campaign (Women Against State Pension Inequality) has different goals to Backto60 so it is not involved in the court case. StatePension age change campaigners are awaiting a court case judgement expected to be handed down tomorrow. History. In six days, the fund to pay WASPI legal costs for taking their case to the High Court in London has tipped £75,000. WASPI women are pictured outside the High Court in London today BBC bodge the whole Naga saga Naga Munchetty is back at work after a row over her remarks about Donald Trump. Women lose landmark High Court fight against pension changes that caused homelessness and destitution They have sold properties and borrowed money. Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) is a voluntary UK-based organisation founded in 2015 that campaigns against the way in which the state pension age for men and women was equalised. STATE PENSION age changes for women are the subject of campaigns by a number of groups such as WASPI and Back to 60. Some … ... latest breakdown. However, the court dismissed the claim on all grounds (Delve and Glynn v SSWP – media summary). The separate Women Against State Pension Inequality (Waspi) group is calling for a "bridging" pension to cover the gap from the age of 60 until … Although details of the investigation, which was paused during the high court case brought by the BackTo60 campaign are being kept under wraps, the six step system used by … WASPI - Women Against State Pension Inequality Ltd (Company Number 10380633) International House, 12 Constance Street, London, E16 2DQ FOR PRESS/MEDIA ENQUIRIES If you would like any additional information, written briefings or other materials, please contact Debbie de Spon on 07881 405499 CONTACT THE WASPI CAMPAIGN Email: waspicomms@gmail.com Nicola hits out after High Court throws out WASPI women case Nicola Sturgeon, Cllr Karen Conaghan and Jackie Baillie, the Labour MSP, with WASPI women campaigners including the SNP's Martin Docherty-Hughes MP, in Dumbarton. WASPI - which stands for Women Against State Pension Inequality - have issued an update on their campaign. Menu. Waspi women lose High Court case over change to state pension age. ... BackTo60 and Waspi members campaign outside the Royal Courts of Justice, in London, in July (Photo: Getty) ... it is not involved in the court case. Because of you our page currently has over 112,000 Likes and is growing daily. Check back for the latest news on convictions and trials in the UK and around the world. ... (WASPI) which claim the ... Be inspired with the latest lifestyle trends every week. The Women Against State Pension Inequality campaign has brought in lawyers to craft a case against the government over state pension age changes. Many women born in the 1950s believe they were robbed of their state pension when the government introduced the changes to the state … Women born in the Fifties affected by the rise in their state pension age from 60 to 65 have been given a sliver of hope after being granted approval to appeal a High Court ruling from last October. The Court of Appeal has rejected a case by women claiming they faced discrimination when their state pension age was increased. The i newsletter latest news and analysis. On July 21 and 22 a virtual Court of Appeal hearing took place on behalf of the Back to 60 Campaign after the High Court denied their case last October. The case was suspended while the BackTo60 case proceeded. Millions of women born in the 1950s have taken a financial hit as a … Joanne Welch, founder of the BackTo60 campaign, said the group’s legal team is “actively looking” at taking the case to the Supreme Court. But the Waspi campaign has been blighted by infighting and the legal process ground to a halt as Bindmans, the law firm that was supporting Waspi, dropped the case due to the internal disputes. Thanks to each and every one of you for continuing to encourage, support and promote the WASPI Campaign. We never imagined people would step up so quickly to support our cause. There were gasps from the public gallery as Lord Justices revealed that the case had been dismissed inside a packed courtroom in London today (shown are campaigners outside the High Court). Michael Mansfield QC and his team argued that 1950s women were discriminated against on the grounds of age and sex when their state pension age was changed from 60 to 66. The WASPI Campaign was founded in 2015 and continues to go from strength to strength. Campaigners had been appealing against a ruling by High Court judges in October 2019, which rejected claims of discrimination.. They call for the millions of women affected by the change to receive compensation. It is disgraceful, First Minister Nicola… WASPI - Women Against State Pension Inequality Ltd (Company Number 10380633) International House, 12 Constance Street, London, E16 2DQ FOR PRESS/MEDIA ENQUIRIES If you would like any additional information, written briefings or other materials, please contact Debbie de Spon on 07881 405499 CONTACT THE WASPI CAMPAIGN Email: waspicomms@gmail.com Judges reviewing the case decided the government’s move to align the state pension age for men and women was not unlawful discrimination. By Bill Heaney The UK Government has effectively robbed women of their pension entitlement. ... What the court case is about. STATE PENSION campaign group Back to 60 are feeling very optimistic ahead of their High Court appeal after it dismissed the case against the Government that the age change is discriminatory. 1. the aim of the waspi campaign is: to achieve fair transitional state pension arrangements for all women born in the 1950s affected by the changes to the state pension law (1995/2007/2011 acts). Updates of ongoing and upcoming court cases. Women whose state pension age was raised to 66 have lost a landmark case against the Government at the High Court.