Gender Representation on Public Boards Act
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Court decision – reclaiming motion on the Statutory Guidance for the Gender Representation on Public Boards Act
The Inner House Court of Session decision is now available in full on the court’s website here. Naturally, we are hugely disappointed in today’s judgment, which has ruled that women’s...
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Reclaiming Motion on the Statutory Guidance for the Gender Representation on Public Boards Act – Grounds of Appeal and Note of Argument
Ahead of our reclaiming motion (appeal) in the Court of Session Inner House on Wednesday 4th October we are now able to publish our written submissions to the court....
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UN Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women: a case study in the Scottish courts
The following report is also available to download/view as a PDF. IntroductionOften described as an international bill of rights for women, the UN Convention on the Elimination of all...
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Judicial review appeal
Last year we brought a judicial review on changes the Scottish Government had made to the statutory guidance for the Gender Representation on Public Boards Act which meant males who...
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Briefing: Westminster debate on the definition of “sex” in the Equality Act
This is our Parliamentary briefing for the debate on the definition of “sex” in the Equality Act, Westminster Hall, 12th June 2023. It’s also available to view/download as a...
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Judicial Review Decision
We are, of course, hugely disappointed in today’s ruling, which is available in full on the court’s website here. At first reading this seems disastrous for women who are...
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Sex, what’s it all about?
Rachael Hamilton MSP: “Does the Cabinet Secretary believe that a Gender Recognition Certificate is relevant under the Equality Act or is irrelevant, because two weeks ago, the Scottish Government...
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Judicial Review 2 – Substantive Hearing
BackgroundEarlier this year we won a judicial review at appeal which ruled that the definition of “woman” in the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018 was unlawful...
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Judicial Review Finances
Our successful judicial review on the redefinition of “woman” in the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018 has now concluded and all finances settled. The final figures...
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Impact of Second Judicial Review
This is the first of two letters we sent to the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee on 30 August 2022. The second one on comments made by...