We won!

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Statement by our Solicitor Peter Daly from Doyle Clayton - For 15 months, I've been advising a group of women who play competitive Pool, seeking to establish women-only competition in their sport. This resulted in the statement last night from Ultimate Pool that women-only Pool is being re-introduced. My clients' statement is here:

On, this is great news - congratulations!
Do you know if the expert report can be used in the English Blackball Pool / Harriet Haynes case?

You are brilliant!!!!

This has been so very tough but also so very good to see the headlines now around women's Pool... the first of many: You are leading the way!!

Huge congrats on hanging on in there for something so very very important

Well done! Congratulations.

Can you share the gender-affected findings report?

Fantastic! 👏

So pleased to hear this. I hope other
sports will follow suit.

Thank you for including statements like this. (See image)

It draws extra attention to the point that many people feel strongly enough about women-only categories in sport, and other areas, to put their own money towards establishing that they are possible. This counters the idea that it’s not just backed by a few wealthy donors.

Well done! A fabulous and just decision. Brilliant 👏

That’s great to hear!

But can I ask - how is it gender-affected? Surely it’s sex-affected? (That’s a genuine question by the way)

Fantastic news

Delighted. Congratulations! The first of many similar announcements, I hope.

I nearly didn't open this thread, I thought it was an previous one about the Supreme Court win!
I'm so glad I did because it's wonderful to read about yet another win, and many many thanks and congratulations to the women who wouldn't give up

One hopes that Lynn Pinches will make a triumphant return to the game!

The EBPF have their own report pertinent to their case. Even if we could share at this time (cannot be released until agreed by all parties), the court case has already been heard and awaiting judgement.
The Judge who resided on the EBPF case referred on a number of occasions to the Supreme Court Judgment stating that the outcome may deem the case of no matter. Not entirely sure what he meant but will find out soon.

"Gender affected" is the term used in the Equality Act. Although since it also talks about "sex" in the same section, it's very clear the two are meant to be synonymous:

"A gender-affected activity is a sport, game or other activity of a competitive nature in circumstances in which the physical strength, stamina or physique of average persons of one sex would put them at a disadvantage compared to average persons of the other sex as competitors in events involving the activity."

Sex refers to biological attributes whereas gender refers to identity. Trans women are still protected under the EA 2010 as before, the EA was not changed by the Supreme Court Judgement but the definition of sex as a biological women defined in law. We had to prove that pool is a ‘gender-affected activity/sport based on biological attributes of sex and were successful in doing so. Hope I explained it well. The report will hopefully make it clearer when it can be released.

And many women who we can not name due to fear of retribution... this is so important... so many women have been silenced.. and can not speak!!

Thank you Françoise Rogers, Holly Cann, Jo Hobday and Lynne Pinches... and every other woman who said 'no thank you'.

Soon. Waiting on legal confirmation.

Well done! Congratulations and thank you.

Well done. Another step in returning women's sport to women.

Thank you