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    Judge in Supreme Court ruling said he’d ‘take the flak’

    by Rob Moss 15 Sep 2025
    by Rob Moss 15 Sep 2025

    Judge in Supreme Court ruling on definition of sex says he sympathises with the feeling that trans people had something taken away from them.

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    Scottish government faces legal action over gender policies

    by Rob Moss 18 Aug 2025
    by Rob Moss 18 Aug 2025

    Scottish ministers are facing further legal action from the campaign group that won April’s UK Supreme Court ruling on the...

    • Case law
    • Belief discrimination
    • Employment law

    MPs ‘openly hostile’ to preferred choice for EHRC chair

    by Rob Moss 24 Jul 2025
    by Rob Moss 24 Jul 2025

    Women’s rights charity accuses select committees of being ‘openly hostile’ to preferred candidate for chair of equality watchdog.

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    School’s bid to appeal Kristie Higgs ruling refused by Supreme Court

    by Rob Moss 11 Jun 2025
    by Rob Moss 11 Jun 2025

    Farmor's School's attempt to appeal Christian school assistant Kristie Higgs free speech ruling rejected by Supreme Court.

    • Case law
    • Employment law
    • Gender reassignment discrimination

    Court rejects Liberty’s legal challenge against EHRC consultation

    by Rob Moss 9 Jun 2025
    by Rob Moss 9 Jun 2025

    Human rights charity Liberty's legal challenge to lengthen EHRC consultation following Supreme Court ruling rejected by High Court.

    • Case law
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    • North America

    US Supreme Court lowers burden of proof for ‘reverse discrimination’

    by Adam McCulloch 6 Jun 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 6 Jun 2025

    The US Supreme Court has voted to make it easier for people from majority groups in workplace disputes to sue their employer for discrimination.

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    • Gender reassignment discrimination

    Liberty to challenge EHRC consultation in High Court

    by Rob Moss 3 Jun 2025
    by Rob Moss 3 Jun 2025

    Liberty issues legal action against EHRC over length of consultation following April’s Supreme Court ruling on definition of ‘sex’.

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    Consultation launched after Supreme Court ‘sex’ ruling

    by Rob Moss 20 May 2025
    by Rob Moss 20 May 2025

    EHRC launches consultation on updates made to code of practice following last month’s Supreme Court’s judgment on the definition of sex.

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    EHRC bows to pressure and extends gender consultation

    by Rob Moss 15 May 2025
    by Rob Moss 15 May 2025

    EHRC extends consultation on an updated code of practice –  following Supreme Court’s biological sex judgment – from two to six weeks.

    • Case law
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    • Gender reassignment discrimination

    ‘Unacceptable to question integrity’ of Supreme Court judgment

    by Rob Moss 2 May 2025
    by Rob Moss 2 May 2025

    EHRC chairwoman says it's ‘unacceptable to question the integrity of the judiciary’ following Supreme Court ruling on trans rights.

    • Case law
    • Gender
    • Gender reassignment discrimination

    Trans ex-judge to appeal Supreme Court biological sex ruling

    by Rob Moss 29 Apr 2025
    by Rob Moss 29 Apr 2025

    The UK’s first transgender judge to appeal biological sex ruling by the Supreme Court at the European Court of Human Rights.

    • Case law
    • Gender
    • Gender reassignment discrimination

    EHRC: Interim update on single-sex spaces draws criticism

    by Rob Moss 28 Apr 2025
    by Rob Moss 28 Apr 2025

    EHRC update on practical implications of Supreme Court ruling described as 'ill-conceived' with Green Party calling for it to be withdrawn.

    • Case law
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    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Opposition to Supreme Court sex ruling is ‘wishful thinking’

    by Rob Moss 22 Apr 2025
    by Rob Moss 22 Apr 2025

    Activists who question legitimacy of Supreme Court ruling on the definition of sex are ‘helping nobody’, says EHRC commissioner.

    • Case law
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    Supreme Court transgender ruling: ‘common sense’ or ‘incredibly worrying’?

    by Adam McCulloch 17 Apr 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 17 Apr 2025

    Campaigners, HR experts and employment law specialists have been having their say on a crucial Supreme Court judgment in the UK. We gauge their views.

    • Case law
    • Gender
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Supreme Court: legal definition of woman based on biological sex

    by Jo Faragher 16 Apr 2025
    by Jo Faragher 16 Apr 2025

    The Supreme Court has ruled that the legal definition of a woman under the Equality Act 2010 is based on biological sex.

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