Birmingham City Council v Abdulla [2016]
Birmingham City Council v Abdulla allowed women to present equal pay claims in High Court with 6-year limitation period instead of 6 months in Employment Tribunal.
Policing and Crime Act 2009, Section 14
Section 14 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 created the offence of paying for the sexual services of a prostitute who has been exploited or subjected to force by someone else.
Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates) Act 2002
The Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates) Act 2002 allowed UK parliamentary parties to select candidates based on gender in order to increase proportion of women in Parliament.
White v White [2000]
White v White introduced the equal sharing principle in property division on divorce.
Islam v Secretary of State for the Home Department, R v Immigration Appeal Tribunal and Another, ex parte Shah (Conjoined Appeals) [1999]
For the first time the highest court in the UK recognised gender as a protected characteristic and women as a particular social group within the meaning of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees.
Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999, section 41
Section 41 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act restricts the use of sexual history evidence in rape trials.
Webb v EMO Air Cargo (UK) Ltd (No 2) [1995]
Webb v EMO Air Cargo (UK) Ltd (No 2) established that dismissal on grounds of pregnancy was contrary to the Sex Discrimination Act 1975.
R v Ahluwalia [1993]
R v Ahluwalia accepted Battered Women Syndrome as evidence to support the defences of diminished responsibility and provocation in homicide.
Patricia Scotland
Patricia Scotland was the first Black woman appointed QC and first woman Attorney-General.
Finance Act 1988, Section 32
Section 32 of the Finance Act 1988 introduced separate taxation for married women.