Lawyer. Views my own. Retweets not necessarily endorsement.
Nov 28, 2024 • 12 tweets • 2 min read
1/ 12 I am torn on the question of assisted dying. I would be comforted by the thought that if I was terminally ill and the suffering became too great for me to bear, I could be helped to end my life.
2/ 12 But what persuades me in particular that this Bill should not be passed is the increased risk that would arise for vulnerable women. It is already the case that women kill themselves because of DV and coercive control.
Apr 4, 2022 • 37 tweets • 5 min read
1/ # EHRC SSS Guidance. Given the discussion that has followed the publication of the EHRC’s guidance on single sex spaces & services (SSS), I thought it would be helpful to set out what the Equality Act (EA) says.
2/ This is a (long) thread on what the law IS. Some will think the law should not be as it is.
Jan 25, 2020 • 14 tweets • 3 min read
1/ 14 Someone on twitter (@JasonBraier maybe?) asked what I thought about the Forstater j/ment. I’ve now read it and I think it odd (and wrong). The context is that the ET was NOT required to make a j/ment as to the significance of the claimant’s (C) expression/manifestation of
2/ 14 her belief on her discrimination claim (I know nothing of the facts). The only question was whether C’s belief fell within s10 ie whether it was protected under the Eq Act.This tweet thread is confined to the question whether the ET’s j/ment on that issue was right.
