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MB v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions – WLR Daily

Posted August 1st, 2014 in appeals, EC law, gender, law reports, pensions, sexual orientation discrimination by sally

MB v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2014] EWCA Civ 1112; [2014] WLR (D) 355

‘The effect of section 4 of the Gender Recognition Act 2004, which required that a subsisting marriage be annulled prior to the issue of a full gender recognition certificate, and thus to being treated as a woman for pension purposes, did not contravene the principle of equal treatment and was accordingly not discriminatory.’

WLR Daily, 31st July 2014

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Transgender person’s claim for female state pension rejected by appeal court – The Guardian

Posted July 31st, 2014 in appeals, EC law, gender, news, pensions, sexual orientation discrimination by michael

‘A transgender person’s claim to be entitled to receive the female state pension at the age of 60 has been rejected by the appeal court.’

The Guardian, 31st July 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Civil partnerships can be converted to marriages from December – The Guardian

Posted June 27th, 2014 in civil partnerships, gender, homosexuality, marriage, news by sally

‘Same-sex couples will be able to convert their civil partnerships to marriages from December this year, the culture secretary has said.’

The Guardian, 26th June 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Hate crime: should the current offences be extended? – Law Commission

Posted May 28th, 2014 in criminal justice, gender, hate crime, inciting hatred on grounds of sexual orientation, inciting racial hatred, inciting religious hatred, Law Commission, news by sally

In a report published today the Law Commission recommends reforms to ensure that the criminal justice system is able to make a stronger and more coherent response to hate crime.

Law Commission, 28th May 2014

Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk

Gender-selective abortion is illegal, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to announce – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 23rd, 2014 in abortion, gender, news by sally

‘Ministers to issue new guidance making clear that sex-selective abortion and pre-signing abortion forms is illegal.’

Daily Telegraph, 22nd May 2014

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

International Development (Gender Equality) Act 2014

Posted March 14th, 2014 in equality, gender, international relations, legislation, state aids by sally

International Development (Gender Equality) Act 2014 published

Full text of Acts

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Interpreting legal language: can “he” truly be gender neutral? – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted January 15th, 2014 in gender, interpretation, news by sally

‘Until the discovery of telepathy (or perhaps some sort of machine equivalent), we must rely on language as our way of conveying unambiguous meaning to each other. That need is particularly pressing when it comes to the law. So, it was refreshing to see a discussion on language in the House of Lords recently, when Lord Scott invited a debate on personal pronouns and their semantic infelicities in Acts and statutory instruments. Or, in plain English, when is a “he” also a “she” as a matter of law? This may not sound particularly confusing, but, because judges have always had to interpret the law as written (unless there is a compelling reason not to), it is important to remove as much ambiguity from the finished Act as possible.’

Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 14th January 2014

Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk

University segregation guidance – manifesting, not imposing, beliefs – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted December 16th, 2013 in freedom of expression, gender, human rights, Islam, news, sex discrimination, universities by sally

‘Controversy has been sparked by the guidance issued by Universities UK entitled External speakers in higher education institutions on the question of gender segregation in university talks.’

Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 13th December 2013

Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk

Abortion on grounds of gender: the DPP was right – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted October 16th, 2013 in abortion, doctors, gender, news, prosecutions by sally

“There has been a recent storm over the DPP’s decision not to prosecute two doctors in relation to their referral of two women for abortion. The cases were widely represented as cases of abortion on grounds of gender. They came to light in the course of an undercover investigation by the Telegraph of practice in English abortion clinics.”

Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 15th October 2013

Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk

Sex-selective abortion allegations unprovable, says top prosecutor – The Guardian

Posted October 8th, 2013 in abortion, doctors, gender, news, prosecutions by sally

“It would be impossible to prove that two doctors authorised abortions solely on the basis of the baby’s gender, the director of public prosecutions has said in an explanation of why charges were not brought against them.”

The Guardian, 7th October 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Statement from Director of Public Prosecutions on abortion related cases – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted October 7th, 2013 in abortion, codes of practice, Crown Prosecution Service, doctors, gender, medical ethics, news, professional conduct, prosecutions, public interest by sally

“In early 2012, the Daily Telegraph carried out an undercover investigation at various abortion clinics in England. As a result, a police investigation was conducted and, in due course, the police asked the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) for advice about possible criminal charges. This note relates to the decision to take no further action in relation to two doctors: Dr S and Dr R.”

Crown Prosecution Service, 7th October 2013

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Dominic Grieve under pressure to explain CPS decision not to prosecute over gender selection abortion scandal – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 7th, 2013 in abortion, codes of practice, Crown Prosecution Service, doctors, gender, medical ethics, news, professional conduct, prosecutions, public interest by sally

“Britain’s top law officer is to come under pressure in the House of Commons this week to say why the Crown Prosecution Service decided not to prosecute over the gender selection abortion scandal.”

Daily Telegraph, 7th October 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Women are legally free to abort a baby because of its sex, says abortion charity head – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 18th, 2013 in abortion, charities, Crown Prosecution Service, doctors, equality, gender, news, prosecutions by sally

“The chief executive of Britain’s biggest abortion charity has said women are legally free to arrange an abortion because they are unhappy with the sex of their unborn baby.”

Daily Telegraph, 18th September 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Gender abortion decision ‘unconstitutional’ say MPs – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 16th, 2013 in abortion, Crown Prosecution Service, doctors, gender, medical ethics, news, prosecutions, public interest by sally

“An alliance of 50 MPs on Saturday accuses the Crown Prosecution Service of an ‘unconstitutional’ encroachment on the role of Parliament by refusing to bring charges against doctors linked to illegal abortions.”

Daily Telegraph, 13th September 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Gender abortions: CPS accused of double standards after putting pro-life campaigners on trial – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 9th, 2013 in abortion, Crown Prosecution Service, demonstrations, doctors, gender, news, prosecutions, public interest by sally

“The Crown Prosecution Service has been accused of ‘double standards’ over abortion laws as campaign groups detailed how it brought criminal charges against a string of pro-life protesters yet refused to prosecute doctors over illegal practices.”

Daily Telegraph, 7th September 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Hunt concerned by lack of prosecutions in gender abortion case – BBC News

Posted September 5th, 2013 in abortion, Crown Prosecution Service, gender, news, prosecutions, public interest by sally

“The CPS’s decision not to prosecute two doctors who have been accused of offering to arrange abortions based on gender is ‘concerning’, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said.”

BBC News, 5th Sepetember 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Is it illegal to abort an unborn baby because of its sex? Not necessarily – The Guardian

Posted February 29th, 2012 in abortion, gender, mental health, news by sally

“The sting that showed clinics agreeing to requests for sex-selective abortion caused outrage. Yet it’s far from clear that the practice is always illegal.”

The Guardian, 28th February 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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