Legal systems • Page 3
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Witness statement of Maya Forstater in Sandie Peggie v NHS Fife and Dr Elizabeth Upton
Maya Forstater's statement for this Scottish Employment Tribunal in February 2025.
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Support rises for clarity on sex in law
A new poll conducted by YouGov for Sex Matters shows that a clear majority of the UK population supports...
14th January 2025
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Edinburgh employment tribunal says no to trans anonymity order
An employment tribunal in Edinburgh has rejected a plea by Fife Health Board and a trans-identifying doctor for an...
8th January 2025
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YouGov / Sex Matters survey results, December 2024
Results of fieldwork on 18th–19th December 2024. Published by YouGov.
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Sex Matters is challenging BTP’s abusive strip-search policy
On 30th September British Transport Police (BTP) adopted a new searching policy that allows male officers who have gender-recognition...
26th December 2024
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The For Women Scotland case at the Supreme Court
A one-page summary of what the case is about, why it matters, and what the possible outcomes are.
18th December 2024
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For Women Scotland in the Supreme Court
What was the case about? For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers was heard by the Supreme Court...
3rd December 2024
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Gender recognition and the Equality Act 2010
A briefing analysing the debate on the interaction between the Gender Recognition Act 2004 and the Equality Act 2010,...
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Sex matters at the Supreme Court!
An important legal case will be heard in the UK Supreme Court this week (on Tuesday 26th and Wednesday...
25th November 2024
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Sex Matters threatens British Transport Police with legal action
At the end of last week Sex Matters sent a pre-action letter to the British Transport Police (BTP) challenging...
24th November 2024
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Statement of case for the Scottish Ministers and the Lord Advocate
Statement of Case for the Scottish Ministers and Lord Advocate to the Supreme Court regarding the For Women Scotland...
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Sex Matters at the Battle of Ideas
The three Sex Matters directors, Fiona McAnena, Maya Forstater and Helen Joyce, all spoke at the Battle of Ideas...
25th October 2024
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Submission to Supreme Court re For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers from Sex Matters
Sex Matters, represented by Ben Cooper KC and David Welsh, is intervening in the appeal in the case of...
24th October 2024
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Briefing on our intervention to the Supreme Court on the definition of sex
This six-page briefing looks at our key arguments why “sex” in the Equality Act 2010 should be construed as...
23rd October 2024
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Submission to Supreme Court re For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers from EHRC
Submission from the Equality and Human Rights Commission to the Supreme Court in the appeal in the case of For...
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Submission to Supreme Court re For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers from Scottish Lesbians, the Lesbian Project and LGB Alliance
Submission to the Supreme Court in the appeal in the case of For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers, heard by...
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Submission to Supreme Court re For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers from Amnesty International
Submission from Amnesty International in the appeal in the case of For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers, heard by...
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For Women Scotland – supplementary documents
Links to FWS's Statement of Facts and Issues and Appendix to the Appeal; the decision under appeal (FWS v Scottish...
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Sex Matters responds to EHRC strategy
Sex Matters has responded to the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s 2025–2028 strategic plan. In 2021 we called on...
4th October 2024
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Why is Sex Matters intervening in the case of Kristie Higgs?
Sex Matters, the Equality and Human Rights Commission, the Church of England Archbishops’ Council, the Free Speech Union and...
1st October 2024
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Don’t Get Caught Out – a summary of gender critical belief discrimination employment tribunal judgments
by Ruth Birchall and Jo Phoenix
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Anneliese Dodds must listen to women
Anneliese Dodds, the Minister for Women and Equalities, has said in response to a written question asking whether the...
9th September 2024
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Council admits discriminating against social worker over her gender-critical views
Cambridgeshire county council has paid social work manager Lizzy Pitts £54,000 in compensation after admitting discriminating against her for...
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Equal Treatment Bench Book – July 2024 edition
This edition represents the first major revision for three years.
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The five tests that must be passed before any new law banning “conversion practices”
The government has announced in the King’s Speech that a “draft bill will be brought forward to ban conversion...
17th July 2024
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EHRC issues guidance on discriminatory adverts
As the EHRC says, an advert is a notice or announcement – written or oral – promoting a job...
16th July 2024
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Sex matters and the new government
The UK has a new prime minister and we now know there will be a new Labour government, with...
5th July 2024
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New poll finds voters want to make the Equality Act clear
As reported in the Telegraph, Daily Mail, Express and Sun today, voters across the political spectrum are more supportive...
1st July 2024
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Briefing on new poll on sex and gender
The law on sex and gender: what policies do the public want? Results of Sex Matters poll.
1st July 2024
