‘The radio presenter Sarah Montague has won a £400,000 settlement and an apology from the BBC after complaining about unequal pay and conditions.’
The Guardian, 20th January 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Women are missing out on top jobs across a variety of sectors, showing that a “step change” is needed to boost the number in senior roles, campaigners have said.’
The Independent, 13th January 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘An advert saying “You do the girl boss thing” has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).’
BBC News, 8th January 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Women in law –the next 100 yearsBACFI DenningLecture2019Athenaeum, Pall Mall, LondonLady Hale, President of The Supreme Court.’
Supreme Court, 4th December 2019
‘The Court of Appeal heard this week that the government’s passport rules, which force non-gendered people to apply as either male or female, are a human rights breach. The case was brought by activist Christie Elan-Cane, who has campaigned on the issue for more than 25 years, and believes the rules are “inherently discriminatory”. How could what is written on our passports affect our rights? Emily Kent examines.’
Rights Info, 6th December 2019
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘This year marks the centenary of the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919. This ground breaking Act of Parliament, which became law on 23 December 1919, allowed women to become Solicitors, Barristers, Magistrates and Jurors for the first time. The Act begins with the defining words “a person shall not be disqualified by sex or marriage from the exercise of any public function”. A sentiment which we take for granted nowadays but the first female jurors in England were sworn in on 29th July 1920. In the last 100 years, the legal profession has made progress in the pursuit of equality: the UK’s first female Prime Minister began her career studying for the Bar and our beloved first female President of the Supreme Court, Lady Hale has made her mark and taken every opportunity to develop equality within our legal system.’
Pump Court Chambers, 29th November 2019
Source: www.pumpcourtchambers.com
‘A campaigner who wants the government to provide gender-neutral passports will have their case heard at the Court of Appeal later.’
BBC News, 3rd December 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Claimants alleging mistreatment at work should be able to present their case without a succession of preliminary hearings, an employment appeal tribunal has said.’
Law Society's Gazette, 27th November 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Much may have changed in the political world since the Coalition Government introduced its controversial ‘bedroom tax’, but the legal fall-out from the policy continues. The European Court of Human Rights has delivered its verdict on the compatibility of the scheme with the prohibition on discrimination set out in Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The Strasbourg Court has found that the policy discriminated unlawfully against women at risk of domestic violence.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 12th November 2019
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Today [24 October] the European Court of Human Rights has ruled, in the case of A v the United Kingdom, that the so-called ‘bedroom tax’ unlawfully discriminates against vulnerable victims of domestic violence.’
Doughty Street Chambers, 24th October 2019
Source: www.doughtystreet.co.uk
‘The recent tribunal case brought by banker Stacey Macken shows that sexual discrimination remains a problem in London’s financial district, despite the shockwaves from the #MeToo movement.’
The Guardian, 14th October 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In a judgment handed down on 3rd October, the High Court has ruled that successive statutes between 1995 and 2014, which legislated to equalise the state pension age between men and women were not discriminatory. The High Court also determined that it was not a matter for the courts to conclude whether the steps taken to inform those affected by the changes in the state pension age for women were inadequate or unreasonable.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 9th October 2019
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘A former salaried partner, permitted by an employment tribunal earlier this year to sue her law firm as an employee, has lost all but one of her claims.’
Legal Futures, 9th October 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Women affected by controversial adjustments made to the state pension age, which campaigners say unlawfully discriminates against women born in the 1950s, have lost their landmark High Court battle against the government.’
The Independent, 3rd October 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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