Criminal Law (Rape) (Amendment) Act 1990, Section 5
Section 5 of the Criminal Law (Rape) (Amendment) Act 1990 removed marital rape exemptions in Ireland.
Elizabeth Butler-Sloss
Elizabeth Butler-Sloss was the first woman appointed to the Court of Appeal.
Finance Act 1988, Section 32
Section 32 of the Finance Act 1988 introduced separate taxation for married women.
Grant v Edwards [1986]
Grant v Edwards liberalised the approach to constructive trust formulations of women cohabitants’ share in co-owned homes.
Gillick v West Norfolk and Wishbech Area Health Authority [1986]
Gillick v West Norfolk and Wisbech Area Health Authority gave girls under 16 the right to consent to medical treatment without parental involvement.
Prohibition of Female Circumcision Act 1985
The Prohibition of Female Circumcision Act 1985 criminalised performing FGM on girls and women in UK.
Warnock Report (1984)
The Warnock Report recommended the regulation of surrogacy.
Women’s Peace Camp at Greenham Common
The Women’s Peace Camp at Greenham Common demonstrated power of feminist activism in the peace movement.
Williams & Glyn’s Bank v Boland [1981]
Williams & Glyn’s Bank v Boland accepted that wives might have an overriding interest in the home and encouraged joint legal ownership of the home.
Health (Family Planning) Act 1979
The Health (Family Planning) Act 1979 regulated the importation and provision of contraception in Ireland