The amendment to Canon C2 of the Canons of the Church of England removed final barrier preventing the appointment of women as bishops, removing the final constitutional barrier to women’s full participation in parliament.
R v Nimmo & Sorley was the first prosecution for online threats of sexual violence, death and gender-based abuse.
The Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007 seeks to protect individuals forced into marriage without their consent.
The Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) makes legal provision for a wide range of people (family members, health and social care professionals, courts) to make decisions in the best interests of a person who lacks the capacity to make a decision for themselves.
St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust v S established right of a competent pregnant woman to refuse treatment even if that refusal may result in harm to her or her unborn child,
In 1995, Lesley MacDonagh was appointed as the managing partner of Lovell White Durrant (now Hogan Lovells), the first time that a woman had been chosen to lead a top 10 law firm in England & Wales.
‘Over the years, the Association has been involved in every major consultation and advance in equality and diversity which has benefited not only women barristers but also men at the Bar’. Frances Burton
Elizabeth Butler-Sloss was the first woman appointed to the Court of Appeal.
Grant v Edwards liberalised the approach to constructive trust formulations of women cohabitants’ share in co-owned homes.
Gillick v West Norfolk and Wisbech Area Health Authority gave girls under 16 the right to consent to medical treatment without parental involvement.