The Law Society's employment law committee has reported a drafting error in the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations, which came into force earlier this month. Whereas discrimination claims are normally allowed an unlimited period of Advisory, Conciliation & Arbitration Service (Acas) conciliation, the drafting error states that age discrimination claims will be confined to just a 13-week fixed period. However, a spokeswoman for the committee said that until the regulations are amended, Acas will use its discretionary powers to treat age discrimination cases like all other discrimination cases.