Supreme Court rules against lawyer who wouldn't retire at 65

May 21, 2014

After working for 40 years at Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver lawyer John Michael (Mitch) McCormick refused to retire quietly when he hit 65, alleging that his firm's mandatory retirement policy for partners was age discrimination.

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