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The Equal Treatment Bench Book (ETBB), a key reference book for judges, has been updated with guidance on emotional support animals
The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has abandoned its proposal to introduce a duty ‘to act in a way that advances equality, diversity and inclusion’ (EDI)

The Supreme Court ruling in For Women Scotland, on the application of the Equality Act 2010 has sparked widespread confusion among proprietors of sports clubs, cafes and other venues. How do they provide an inclusive environment and stay on the right side of the law? In this week’s issue of NLJ, Fiona McAnena, of campaign group Sex Matters, and Anya Palmer, Old Square Chambers, assert that the judgment is ‘a model of clarity’. They share their consideration of the landmark judgment, and what it means for sports clubs, employers and proprietors

Fiona McAnena & Anya Palmer on why the inclusion policies of some sports bodies & their member clubs are not based on good law
The Supreme Court’s decision in For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers has sparked heated debate and a lot of confusion about what it means exactly in practice. In this week’s NLJ, Nicholas Dobson takes an in-depth look at some of the legal arguments behind the judgment.
Nicholas Dobson examines the reasoning behind the Supreme Court’s recent decision on sex & gender
Former judge Victoria McCloud, who retired last year, is applying to bring an Art 6 right to a fair trial infringement case against the UK before the European Court of Human Rights. 
The Supreme Court has held unanimously that the terms ‘woman’ and ‘sex’ in the Equality Act 2010 (EA 2010) ‘refer to a biological woman and biological sex’
Lizzie Hardy reports on a part-time training initiative shaping full-time inclusion

Launched in 2021, Project Rise is now in full swing at several firms and in-house departments, offering talented aspiring solicitors the opportunity to train part-time

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Harneys—Maggie Kwok & George Weston

Harneys—Maggie Kwok & George Weston

Harneys senior leadership appointments

Freeths—Keith Browne & Jim Jordan

Freeths—Keith Browne & Jim Jordan

Freeths strengthens London Construction and Engineering practice with two strategic senior hires

Anthony Collins—Laura Moss

Anthony Collins—Laura Moss

Anthony Collins announces strategic hire to deepen skills base in the social business sector

NEWS
More than 100 teams from the legal and financial services sectors competed in five sports at the 51st Law Society RFC Festival of Sport earlier this month
Part-time status need only be an effective cause of less favourable treatment, rather than the sole cause, the Supreme Court has held in Augustine v Data Cars
Britain’s new acknowledgement that Israel’s occupation is unlawful, and accompanying settlement-goods ban and sanctions, is significant but overdue, argue Danny Friedman KC and Victor Kattan in NLJ this week
New planning fee rises, wider trade union access rights and a service-by-email trap feature in Stephen Gold’s latest Civil Way
Existing defamation law can respond to AI ‘hallucinations’, but allocating responsibility will prove harder where outputs reach users without human intervention
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