Where do sports stand after Supreme Court’s judgment on gender? Sport The future of trans women and men in sports is not the open and shut case that it might seem, argues lawyer Libby Payne, who has acted for Algerian boxer Imane Khelif. The Supreme Court’s judgment in the For Women Scotland case has been met with significant commentary about the implications for a range of [...]
Blaise Metreweli is a boot in the face for DEI Opinion Blaise Metreweli has been appointed as the first female head of MI6 from an all-woman shortlist composed on merit alone. It’s proof that some women don’t need DEI to break glass ceilings, says Eliot Wilson Just over a week ago, it was announced that Blaise Metreweli, a career intelligence officer currently serving as director general [...]
Businesses are bracing for trans policy rewrites Business Campaigners and watchdogs say the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on trans inclusion in the Equality Act brought clarity. But for bosses, the topic is likely to become even more of a minefield, says Ali Lyon. Ever since her appointment as chair of the UK’s human rights watchdog in 2020, Baroness Falkner has been convinced that [...]
The UK government hid behind the Supreme Court over the gender question April 24, 2025 The debate over defining a woman results in a lot of anger. As a political issue, why does it feel like the Supreme Court was used as a scapegoat?
Sports bodies have ‘no excuses’ after Supreme Court trans ruling April 16, 2025 A human rights charity has said sports bodies have “no excuses” over the continuation of transgender women in female sporting categories. It comes after a landmark ruling in the UK’s Supreme Court in London, which found that a gender recognition certificate (GRC) does not change the legal sex of a person under the 2010 Equality [...]
Employers should review policies as court rules definition of a woman is based on biological sex April 16, 2025 Trans women previously could be counted in female quotas on public boards, but this will no longer be the case after the landmark Supreme Court ruling.
Supreme Court rules Equality Act applies to biological women April 16, 2025 The highest court in the UK has rules that a trans women are not “women” under the Equality Act
Having a mental health issue – but your employer doesn’t care October 10, 2024 An estimated one in four people will experience a mental health issue in any given year.
Regulator warns firms of new duty to protect workers from sexual harassment September 26, 2024 From next month, employers must take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment of their workers, warned the Equality and Human Rights Commission
Fasten Your Seatbelts: UK government intervenes in British Airways appeal in cabin crew case July 24, 2024 The UK Government intervenes as British Airways faces legal action over 'fire and rehire' practices during the covid pandemic