Scottish government yet to pay up after losing legal battle over definition of a woman

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FWS told Sky News the bill of costs for the Supreme Court element of the case was more than £270,000, however various parts have reportedly been disputed by the Scottish government.

That has now been submitted to the court for determination and a decision is awaited.

The Outer and Inner House element of the case at the Court of Session in Edinburgh was said to be more than £150,000.
Trina Budge, co-director of FWS, said the group is also due an uplift – a small percentage of the final expenses awarded.

Ms Budge claimed Scottish ministers are yet to enter into any negotiations on settlement and a date has been set in January for a hearing before the Auditor of the Court of Session to confirm the amount the government will have to pay.

It is understood the bill of costs for the Supreme Court case was lodged by FWS in August, while the expenses linked to the Court of Session action was submitted in September.

Figures revealed by a recent Freedom of Information (FOI) request show the Scottish government has spent at least £374,000 on the case.

Final costs are yet to be confirmed but will be published once complete.

Full article, ie more than my selected paragraphs at https://greatdriffieldradio.co.uk/uk/scottish-government-yet-to-pay-up-after-losing-legal-battle-over-definition-of-a-woman/

This is disgraceful but not unexpected by the SG.

I know it’s public money so they need to check it carefully. However, at the same time they are dragging their heels on fully implementing the SC judgement whilst trying not to give FWS funds to legally compel them to do it.

This article came up on my fb feed. Most comments agreed that men are men and women are women, and it's ludicrous to claim otherwise, whether biologically or legally, but there are still nitwits who haven't grasped it.

"THE RULING IS BEING APPEALED HENCE NOT UNTIL EVERYTHING IS SETTLED NO PAY OUTS WILL HAPPEN!"

"The premise of the Ruling ignored Medical, biological evidence and took evidence from groups funded by the Heritage Foundation in the U.S, the same group which is trying to take Women's votes from them and put Women back in the kitchen barefoot and pregnant again" (same person).

I was going to say I dont understand why they dont pay a proporational amount until the final figure is agreed.

Not to do so is almost like saying it might be reversed or something!