The UK's highest court ruled that the definition of a woman referred to "biological sex", but it said trans people would not ...

Scottish schools must provide single-sex lavatories for pupils, a judge has ruled. Lady Ross KC told the Court of Session in Edinburgh that she would issue a declarator, or court order ...

The decision clears legal ambiguity and confirms that single-sex services for women such as refuges, hospital wards and ...

The United Kingdom’s Supreme Court has ruled that the terms “woman” and “sex” refer to a “biological woman and biological sex” under UK equality laws, bringing a long-running court ...

E ngland's Football Association will institute a ban on transgender women from competing in the sport at all levels, which ...

It marks the culmination of a long-running legal battle which could have major implications for how sex-based rights apply across Scotland, England and Wales. The court sided with campaign group ...

The landmark case is the latest example of the wider debate around transgender rights ending up before the courts. Campaign group For Women Scotland had argued rights under the Equality Act should ...

The Supreme Court is to issue its judgement on how a woman should be defined in law next week. The case is the culmination of a challenge brought against the Scottish government by a women's group.

Transgender women who have a gender recognition certificate are not “women” under the law, the UK Supreme Court has ruled. Campaign group For Women Scotland (FWS) challenged the Scottish ...

A verdict in the UK Supreme Court case on the definition of a woman is due to be given on Wednesday. This is an ongoing legal row between the campaign group For Women Scotland and the Scottish ...

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