Equal Opportunities Commission v Secretary of State for Trade and Industry [2007] IRLR 327 was an application for judicial review of the new implementation by the government of the Employment Equality (Sex Discrimination) Regulations 2005.
It was alleged, and found, that they were incompatible with the Framework Directive, 2000/73/EC.
The Equal Opportunities Commission applied for judicial review of the Employment Equality (Sex Discrimination) Regulations 2005 introduced by the defendant secretary of state.
The Regulations had made amendments to the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 in order to implement Directive 2002/73.
The commission argued that the amendments did not properly implement the Directive because, Judge Burton upheld the complaints and granted the application.