Women lawyers believe they are paid less than male peers – Law Society’s Gazette
“Most women lawyers believe their male colleagues earn more than they do, research has suggested.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 10th March 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Category: women
Fawcett Society loses court challenge to legality of budget – The Guardian
“The Fawcett Society has been refused permission to challenge the legality of the government’s emergency budget.”
The Guardian, 6th December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
High court judge to rule if coalition’s budget is biased against women – The Guardian
“A high court challenge aimed at overturning the government’s emergency, summer budget is due to be heard today.”
The Guardian, 6th December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sentence review to slash numbers of women in jail – The Independent
“Ministers plan to slash the number of women sent to prison amid complaints that women behind bars are exposed to increased risks of mental illness, self-harm and even suicide.”
The Independent, 28th November 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
How feminism could improve judicial decision-making – The Guardian
“Can judges be feminists? Should judges be feminists? On one view the answer is easy: no. We don’t want our judges to be activists. We don’t want them to promote their own political agendas. We want them to do their job. We want them to apply the law.”
The Guardian, 11th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Related link: Feminist Judgments Project
The Fawcett Society takes the cuts to court – The Guardian
“When feminist campaigners saw a palpable threat to women in the coalition government’s spending plans, with the help of Yvette Cooper’s calculations they launched the first ever legal challenge to the budget.”
The Guardian, 22nd October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The case for diversity: legal profession’s white, male legacy persists – The Guardian
“This week saw the release of the Equality and Human Rights Commission report entitled How Fair is Britain. Today (13 October), at a high-level conference at Westminster University, original research examining structural inequalities in the legal services sector [pdf] will be unveiled.”
The Guardian, 13th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Legal profession ‘inherently masculine’, says report for LSB – Law Society’s Gazette
“Stereotyping and bias are preventing women and black and minority ethnic (BME) solicitors from furthering their careers, a report funded by the Legal Services Board has found.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th October 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Judges told: ‘be more lenient to women criminals’ – Daily Telegraph
“Female criminals are more likely to have mental health or educational difficulties and to have parenting responsibilities, while a lower proportion will have committed violent crimes than men, according to new guidelines. Judges ought to ‘bear these matters in mind’ when passing sentence, according to the Equal Treatment Bench Book, published by the Judicial Studies Board (JSB).”
Daily Telegraph, 11th September 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Youngest’ female double murderer jailed – BBC News
“The girl thought to be Britain’s youngest female double murderer has been jailed for a minimum of 14 years. Lorraine Thorpe, now 16, of Clapgate Lane, Ipswich, was found guilty in August of murdering her father Desmond Thorpe and a woman called Rosalyn Hunt.”
BBC News, 7th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
An MP’s posturing talk of a burqa ban – The Guardian
“Philip Hollobone, the Tory MP for Kettering, has told the media that he won’t meet with constituents who wear a burqa or niqab. Last week Liberty wrote to him pointing out that, as the burqa and niqab are a form of dress exclusively associated with Muslim women, this will amount to direct religious discrimination. By treating Muslim women less favourably than he would treat people of other religions he is disregarding the Equality Act 2006.”
The Guardian, 26th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Minister says Burka ban would be ‘un-British’ – The Independent
“Banning the wearing of burkas in public would be ‘rather un-British’, the Immigration Minister said today as he attacked efforts to make it illegal in this country.”
The Independent, 18th July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Protests as anonymity plan for rape defendants is confirmed – The Guardian
“The government provoked protests from both sides of the Commons today after a minister confirmed plans to grant rape defendants pre-charge anonymity.”
The Guardian, 8th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
What isn’t wrong with Sharia law? – The Guardian
“To safeguard our rights there must be one law for all and no religious courts.”
The Guardian, 5th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Tory MP proposes law to ban wearing burkas – The Independent
“A Conservative politician is seeking to make it a criminal offence to wear a burka in public. Philip Hollobone, the MP for Kettering, was the subject of a complaint to police from the Northamptonshire Race Equality Council five months ago because of remarks he made about burkas.”
The Independent, 1st July 2010
Source:www.independent.co.uk
Annual board elections in new code for top companies – BBC News
“Plans for directors to submit to an annual shareholder vote form part of an overhaul of the code of conduct for the UK’s top 350 listed companies.”
BBC News, 27th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Draft law opens way for first women bishops by 2014 – The Sunday Times
“The Church of England has paved the way for ordination of its first women bishops with new legislation that it hopes will prevent Anglicans splitting over the issue.”
The Sunday Times, 9th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Court allows judicial review over Yarl’s Wood detention – The Guardian
“Lawyers have been granted permission to challenge the government’s detention policy, which they claim amounts to ‘cruel, inhumane and degrading’ treatment of women and children.”
The Guardian, 20th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Legal challenge over Yarl’s Wood women – The Guardian
“Lawyers are due to launch a legal challenge today on behalf of four women held at Yarl’s Wood detention centre, claiming their incarceration amounts to ‘cruel, inhumane and degrading’ treatment that breaches their human rights.”
The Guardian, 1st March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
