marcuscleaver · For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16 In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court was asked to weigh-in on the meaning of a ‘woman’ and the wider debate about trans rights. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com Crash Wigley: For Women
marcuscleaver · McCue v Glasgow City Council [2023] UKSC 1 Under Scottish law a disabled person can receive a discount on services that a local authority provides for them based on their means. In this case a claimant argues under the Equality Act that those
marcuscleaver · R (Z) v Hackney LBC [2020] UKSC 40 When Z and her family needed social housing she turned to her local council for support. Unfortunately the search took longer than expected because one of the charities that provides such accommodation only does so
At the time of this case men in the UK retired at age 65 and women retired at age 60. At what age should a woman who was born a man retire? And what happens when the Supreme Court can’t make up its mind? Music
When Denise Brewster’s fiancé tragically died shortly after Christmas she was potentially going to be left without access to his pension because of a bureaucratic slip-up that meant she had never been formally nominated. After her appeal was rejected the government changed the law in
Most people would vacate a space designated for a wheelchair user on a bus but what powers does a bus driver have if a person refuses to move? To what extent should the government step in to legislate on this? Music from bensound.com