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Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

GLP v EHRC judgement is coming tomorrow

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DownhillTeaTray · 12/02/2026 14:44

Listing in the Administrative Court for tomorrow not before 11am: read out of the judgment in our challenge to the EHRC Interim Guidance.

https://bsky.app/profile/goodlawproject.org/post/3meo6ow7ow22k

Jolyon Maugham KC (@goodlawproject.org)

Listing in the Administrative Court for tomorrow not before 11am: read out of the judgment in our challenge to the EHRC Interim Guidance.

https://bsky.app/profile/goodlawproject.org/post/3meo6ow7ow22k

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MoistVonL · 12/02/2026 16:41

Ereshkigalangcleg · 12/02/2026 16:33

The schools guidance is unequivocal on single sex facilities and sports for children.

And no more social transitioning at school without parents knowledge.

DrSpartacularsMagnificentOctopus · 12/02/2026 16:48

🍿

EasternStandard · 12/02/2026 16:50

MoistVonL · 12/02/2026 16:41

And no more social transitioning at school without parents knowledge.

There shouldn’t be any social transitioning if it requires other dc to comply.

Helleofabore · 12/02/2026 16:55

🍿

misscockerspaniel · 12/02/2026 17:44

DownhillTeaTray · 12/02/2026 15:03

What can a judge say in five minutes?

If the judge were going to engage with the EHRC's advice, ie if the GLP won, surely it would take more than five minutes?

I think that is called swift, justice.

Fingers firmly crossed for tomorrow.

DownhillTeaTray · 12/02/2026 17:45

misscockerspaniel · 12/02/2026 17:44

I think that is called swift, justice.

Fingers firmly crossed for tomorrow.

Well the Fox Killah had been hoping for an a "christmas present" ruling, so maybe not so Swift! 😆 But then he got given the PA case, so I guess it all took longer.

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MarieDeGournay · 12/02/2026 18:11

Total unashamed derail:
DownhillTeaTray - I'll be watching out for you at Milano Cortina, I think we've a good chance of medalling😁

SinnerBoy · 12/02/2026 18:14

WallaceinAnderland · 12/02/2026 16:31

Friday the 13th too!

Da da DAAAHHH!!!

DownhillTeaTray · 12/02/2026 18:14

MarieDeGournay · 12/02/2026 18:11

Total unashamed derail:
DownhillTeaTray - I'll be watching out for you at Milano Cortina, I think we've a good chance of medalling😁

Limbers up

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SinnerBoy · 12/02/2026 18:17

DownhillTeaTray · Today 17:45

Well the Fox Killah had been hoping for an a "christmas present" ruling, so maybe not so Swift! 😆

I'm hoping it's going to be the sort of Xmas present Auntie Eunice used to give in her dotage. A pair of underpants, knitted in orange nylon, with no elastic.

Stopbringingmicehome · 12/02/2026 18:26

Could someone explain what this case is about please and the ramifications

theilltemperedamateur · 12/02/2026 19:01

Stopbringingmicehome · 12/02/2026 18:26

Could someone explain what this case is about please and the ramifications

GLP claiming that the EHRC interim guidance was issued in contravention of the proper procedure, misrepresented the SC ruling, and went beyond scope by mentioning employment as well as services.

(As it has been withdrawn, and nobody took a blind bit of notice of it, I don't know what remedy they had in mind.)

In the alternative, if it (and by implication the currently pending guidance) correctly reflects the ruling, then a declaration of incompatibility is sought between EA2010 and the Human Rights Act.

I'm hoping he'll give them the brush off based on the SC being bound by the HRA and him being bound by their ruling. Or maybe he'll reason it all out from first principles, as he's seen evidence that the first instance court in FWS did not?

I'm not sure that he couldn't avoid ruling on the employment issue altogether, because out of scope, but he heard evidence on it, so could find a sex means sex interpretation of the workplace regulations and that they are not incompatible with the HRA (we can hope).

WallaceinAnderland · 12/02/2026 19:07

DownhillTeaTray · 12/02/2026 17:45

Well the Fox Killah had been hoping for an a "christmas present" ruling, so maybe not so Swift! 😆 But then he got given the PA case, so I guess it all took longer.

It's a Valentine present instead 💋

DownhillTeaTray · 12/02/2026 19:23

WallaceinAnderland · 12/02/2026 19:07

It's a Valentine present instead 💋

😆

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TheAutumnCrow · 12/02/2026 19:35

Stopbringingmicehome · 12/02/2026 18:26

Could someone explain what this case is about please and the ramifications

That nice Mr Jolyon is going to explain it tomorrow.

Then the BBC will have its turn. Ah, those halcyon days. ‘Hello children, everywhere!’ said the BBC.

www.bbc.com/mediacentre/proginfo/2014/34/childrens-hour

DrudgeJedd · 12/02/2026 19:50

DownhillTeaTray · 12/02/2026 17:45

Well the Fox Killah had been hoping for an a "christmas present" ruling, so maybe not so Swift! 😆 But then he got given the PA case, so I guess it all took longer.

Lol at Fox Killah, is that his drill name? That & the bad boy PFP are a winning combo

🎶 here comes the fox killah (murderer)
he's a legal griftah (murderer)
excuse me court officer (murderer)
still losing like that (murderer) 🎶

*with apologies to Ini Kamoze

ItsCoolForCats · 12/02/2026 19:54

Will be be able to watch this live?

DownhillTeaTray · 12/02/2026 20:23

DrudgeJedd · 12/02/2026 19:50

Lol at Fox Killah, is that his drill name? That & the bad boy PFP are a winning combo

🎶 here comes the fox killah (murderer)
he's a legal griftah (murderer)
excuse me court officer (murderer)
still losing like that (murderer) 🎶

*with apologies to Ini Kamoze

Loving it! "Still losing like that" 😆Nah, na na na nah, na na na nah na na na na nah...

Yes, I dubbed (see what I did there) him Fox Killah, on another thread.

Tomorrow will be interesting...

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RhannionKPSS · 12/02/2026 20:55

Thank you for the heads up OP 🤞

Talkinpeace · 12/02/2026 21:01

Place marking to see the reactions tomorrow

Bornwithasexnotassignedit · 12/02/2026 21:07

Thank you for heads up - let’s see what happens!

SternJoyousBeev2 · 12/02/2026 22:22

WarriorN · 12/02/2026 15:54

Oops

Sex segregation = facism
Gender segregation = utopia

Make it make sense.

RedToothBrush · 12/02/2026 23:45

Ereshkigalangcleg · 12/02/2026 14:51

People meanly said he looked like Epstein.

He really does though!

HildegardP · 12/02/2026 23:49

WallaceinAnderland · 12/02/2026 14:55

Given that he usually crows about his 'wins' even when he loses, he seems surprisingly restrained here.

Even Maugham knows not to shoot his mouth off about what he's seen in preview until after the judgment is delivered.
If only he could manage similar restraint instead of giving in to tantrums against individual judges when they're unimpressed by a GLP case.

HildegardP · 12/02/2026 23:52

@theilltemperedamateur Is this the outcome of the rolled-up hearing from November? He is so very litigious that I confess I've rather lost track of all his lightly-legalled hissy fits.

Edited to fix an errant hyphen

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