Gender Discrimination in UK Law
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Lambert v Lambert
... ... i) First he contends that Connell J fell into the trap of gender discrimination by concluding that the husband's contribution as a money ... ...
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Charman v Charman (No 2)
... ... but urges great caution in moving away from 50% in case discrimination starts creeping in. Mr Singleton QC rebuts wholly the simple departure ... of the family will not successfully have been purged of inherent gender discrimination unless it is accepted that such a contribution can, in ... ...
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R v Immigration Appeal Tribunal, ex parte Shah
... ... Notwithstanding a constitutional guarantee against discrimination on the grounds of sex a woman's place in society in Pakistan is low ... " could include individuals fearing persecution on "such bases as gender, linguistic background and sexual orientation." ... 27 ... ...
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James v Eastleigh Borough Council
... ... sex contrary to section 1(1)(a) and section 29 of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975. The claim was heard by Judge Tucker Q.C. in the Southampton ... services in terms which are themselves discriminatory in terms of gender. If this were not so it would be lawful, for example, to provide free ... ...
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R (MA and Others) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
... ... scheme, succeeded under article 14 on the ground of sex discrimination, but failed in her claim under the Equality Act. The Rutherfords succeeded ... considered the questions of disability based discrimination and gender-based discrimination. Did the courts apply the right ... ...
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Bellinger v Bellinger
... ... Apart from that, the registrar did not ask about her gender status, nor did Mrs Bellinger volunteer any information. Since their ... for some purposes, for example, for the purpose of the discrimination legislation, in section 2A of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975. This ... ...
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Miller v Miller (Short Marriage: Clean break)
... ... that in seeking a fair outcome there is no place for discrimination between a husband and wife and their respective roles. Discrimination is ... But as the gender roles also become more flexible within the marriage, with bread-winning ... ...
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Parra v Parra
... ... the marriage to achieve equality and to eliminate any potential for gender discrimination. They had in effect elected for a marital regime of ... ...
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Fornah v Secretary of State for the Home Department
... ... evidence is that despite constitutional guarantees against discrimination, the rights of married women, particularly those married under customary ... be criminal in accordance with national law of the Member States: Gender related aspects might be considered, without by themselves alone creating ... ...
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M v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
... ... enjoyment of these rights has been the subject of adverse discrimination on the ground of sex, in violation of article 14 in conjunction with ... and the discrimination was on the grounds of language rather than gender. As I shall seek to demonstrate, article 8 is very different because of ... ...
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