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Appeal on status of trans women under Equality Act to be heard in Supreme Court

A legal challenge over whether trans women can be regarded as female for the purposes of the 2010 Equality Act begins at the UK Supreme Court on Tuesday. The action is the latest in a series of challenges brought by the campaign group For Women ...

26 Nov 2024 at 00:01

Sex is an ‘immutable biological state’, Supreme Court appeal hearing told

A lawyer acting for a women’s rights campaign group has called on the UK Supreme Court to find sex is an “immutable biological state”. Aidan O’Neill KC put forward the argument as he represented For Women Scotland (FWS) in its latest legal ...

26 Nov 2024 at 17:18

Sex changes ‘recognised in law’ with gender recognition certificate, court told

A lawyer acting for the Scottish Government has told the Supreme Court that a person with a gender recognition certificate (GRC) is “recognised in law” as having changed sex. Ruth Crawford KC was responding to a legal challenge by For ...

27 Nov 2024 at 17:25

Celebrations as campaigners welcome court ruling on definition of a woman

A court ruling on biological sex has been hailed a victory confirming “women are women and men are men”, but some have called it “incredibly worrying for the trans community”. Campaigners said the Supreme Court’s judgment could have ...

16 Apr 2025 at 17:29

Trans women with gender certificate can be barred from single-sex areas – court

Transgender women with a gender recognition certificate can be excluded from single-sex spaces if “proportionate”, the Supreme Court has ruled as the Government said the decision brought “clarity and confidence” for women and ...

16 Apr 2025 at 13:20

‘Woman’ in equality law refers to biological women, Supreme Court rules

The terms “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act refer to a biological woman and biological sex, the Supreme Court has ruled. Campaign group For Women Scotland (FWS) brought a series of challenges – including to the UK’s ...

16 Apr 2025 at 11:41

Supreme Court to issue ruling in dispute over definition of a woman

The UK Supreme Court is set to rule on the legal definition of a woman, following a challenge brought by women’s rights campaigners. The ruling follows a series of challenges brought by the campaign group, For Women ...

16 Apr 2025 at 02:45

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