Human rights

Neil Parpworth considers whether electing a new party leader is a public law function for the purposes of the Human Rights Act 1998?

Writing in NLJ this week, Zoë Chapman, criminal barrister at Red Lion Chambers, critiques the Supreme Court’s ruling in For Women Scotland Ltd v Scottish Ministers

Did the outdated framework of the Equality Act 2010 force the Supreme Court’s hand in its binary interpretation of ‘sex’? Zoë Chapman unpacks the implications for trans rights following For Women Scotland

People will continue to go abroad to die, risking prosecution, once the assisted dying Bill becomes law, a solicitor has warned

Trans rights in the aftermath of the recent Supreme Court judgment is a complex and sensitive area. In this week’s NLJ, Dr Graham Zellick KC, emeritus professor of law and former vice-chancellor of the University of London, reflects on the Supreme Court’s decision in For Women Scotland, the wider societal context behind the decision and the limited powers of the Gender Recognition Act 2004, under which gender recognition certificates are issued

Graham Zellick KC reflects on the Supreme Court decision in For Women Scotland, & whether it is the last word on the vexed subject of trans rights

The assisted dying Bill leaves these terms open to interpretation, argue Edward Hodgson & Andrew Smith

The logical fallacies & practical problems which arise from the Supreme Court’s ruling on sex show that a kinder & more nuanced approach is needed, argues Dr Nathan Tamblyn

The assisted dying bill, as currently drafted, risks criminalising compassionate actions and leaves too much to prosecutorial discretion, Edward Hodgson, associate, and Andrew Smith, partner, Corker Binning, argue in this week’s NLJ

Lawyers continue to grapple with the Supreme Court’s recent judgment on gender and sex definitions. In this week’s NLJ, Dr Nathan Tamblyn, senior fellow in law reform at the University of Lincoln, dives into the confusion and conundrums that arise when attempting to apply the For Women Scotland judgment to real-life situations