Is anyone judicially reviewing this stuff?

I'm also a lawyer. Very limited experience of JR but lots of on discrimination and equality issues. Also I've experience of cases that have been crowd funded. That seems the obvious way of funding any case to me as there would probably be a lot of support from individuals willing to contribute small amounts anonymously. With publicity on twitter and mumsnet a crowdfunding campaign could probably be got off the ground quite quickly.

The issue is what decisions would be suitable for JR. There may be other types of cases though where individuals may be able to take legal action who could be supported through crowdfunding. For example, GC academics who are being harassed for their views.

Cross post with Dolly...

The Cambridge decision was an internal decision, AFAIK, not a JR.

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The rules are that a JR must be brought promptly, and always within 3 months of the decision being challenged. The time limits are very tight.

However where an action is ongoing, or there are a series of decisions, it is possible that the three month period can start again. For example, if it's over three months since a decision to place a TW in a female prison you can't challenge that decision. But if there is a further decision, say a review to decide whether the prison is appropriate, the three month limit could start again from that point.

Well Cambridge Council just did... and have changed the wording in their policies - sex not gender, etc.

After 8 or 9 years of being wrong!

Decisions must be challenged "promptly, and in any event within three months". Not knowing about the decision until later isn't usually a reason to extend the deadline.

Unfortunately it's too late for either of these decisions to be JRed

Why is it too late? What are the rules? I'd definitely contribute to funding a legal challenge via crowdfunder or another route.

I've emailed some of the grassroots campaigners to say that I'm a lawyer and on side. My experience is very relevant - judicial review, human rights and equality law.

We need a panel of feminist lawyers to a) advise on things like the billboards and b) to identify test cases so that calls can be put out for claimants

I would get involved. But I agree that funding cases would be difficult. And finding individuals prepared to take the flak of bringing a challenge.

I'm also a lawyer. I have a good understanding of judicial review. There's nothing I know of coming from the GC side. I think that's partly because big organisations such as Stonewall can back litigation, whereas GC fems don't have any equivalent organisations. A feminist version of TELI would be great. But I fear that wouldn't get funding from the likes of Linklaters and I don't know how many lawyers would be brave enough to get involved.

Off the top of my head, the two decisions that are prime candidates for JR are the prison service's decision to house Karen White in a female prison; and the Labour Party's decision to allow LM to run for women's officer despite not having a GRC. In both these cases, a lawyer would be pushing at an open door, I would imagine, because I can't see what the defence could be in either scenario

Unfortunately it's too late for either of these decisions to be JRed, but no doubt - and sadly - there will be others in due course

There will be in a few years when the shit has thoroughly hit the fan.

I'm a lawyer specialising in judicial review. There are lots of cases being brought by trans people (eg right to be recorded as the opposite sex on birth certificates) but none that I'm aware of in the other direction. To bring a JR you'd need a decision that was JR-able, plus a claimant willing to fund it. For an organisation, it would have to be one willing to take the costs risk, for an individual, you'd need to be eligible for legal aid.

This whole thing is seriously sinister, we can’t flush away civil society on this ridiculous ideology that’s unshackled from fact and science.

The prison service has the wrong protected characteristic

Not aware of any, but would like to think someone is thinking about fundraising if it became appropriate. Corp of City of London’s cOnsultation. Charity commission, if they don’t come through on Girl Guides, any public authority which has the wrong protected characteristics etc. We need to organise

I am aware of a few different legal proceedings going on but none that are specifically JRs of apparently perverse or illegal decisions by public bodies