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Girlguiding gives trans girls and women until September to leave UK organisation https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/24/girlguiding-trans-girls-women-leave #Guides #Transgender #Gender #UkNews #Society #UkSupremeCourt #Law

Girlguiding gives trans girls and women until September to leave UK organisation

Youth organisation says its belief in ‘dignity, respect and inclusion’ is unchanged but it ‘must operate lawfully’

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World news | The Guardian Feb 18

NHS to spend more to settle lawsuits over negligence during childbirth after court ruling https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/feb/18/nhs-spend-more-settle-lawsuits-negligence-childbirth-supreme-court #Nhs #England #UkNews #Children #UkSupremeCourt #Childbirth #Health #Law

NHS to spend more to settle lawsuits over negligence during childbirth after court ruling

Supreme court rules children in England who suffer serious injuries at birth can claim for future lost earnings

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Richard Michael Blaber Feb 13

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/13/uk-ban-palestine-action-unlawful-high-court-judges-rule. Absolutely brilliant news, although #PalestineAction remains proscribed, pending this damn #Government's appeal to the #CourtofAppeal. If that court upholds the High Court verdict, I dare say they'll appeal to the #UKSupremeCourt, using taxpayers' money (of course) - but what if the Supreme Court refuses to rubber-stamp their misuse of the #Terrorism Act? Even more egg on their faces!

UK Palestine Action ban ruled unlawful, in humiliating blow for ministers

Thousands arrested for supporting group since proscription are now in legal limbo as Mahmood says she will appeal

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World news | The Guardian Feb 13

Good Law Project loses challenge to interim EHRC advice on single-sex spaces https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/feb/13/good-law-project-loses-challenge-interim-ehrc-advice-single-sex-spaces #UkSupremeCourt #Gender #Transgender #UkNews #Law #Society #Scotland #Women

Good Law Project loses challenge to interim EHRC advice on single-sex spaces

Judge rejects argument that advice is legally flawed and excludes trans people from services they have long used

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World news | The Guardian Feb 7

Supreme court hearing interrupted by history podcast played from judge’s phone https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/feb/07/supreme-court-hearing-interrupted-by-podcast-rest-is-history #UkSupremeCourt #Podcasting #Law #UkNews

UK supreme court hearing interrupted by history podcast played from judge’s phone

Proceedings briefly halted after audio from The Rest Is History broadcast over the courtroom speakers

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World news | The Guardian Jan 29

Rate-rigging convictions of five bankers referred to UK appeals court https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/29/rate-rigging-convictions-of-five-bankers-referred-to-uk-appeals-court #Banking #UkSupremeCourt #Business #Law #UkNews

Rate-rigging convictions of five bankers referred to UK appeals court

The referral comes after the supreme court overturned the convictions of two other traders, Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo

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US news | The Guardian Jan 21

Supreme court to consider Trump’s bid to fire Lisa Cook from Fed board – US politics live https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/jan/21/us-politics-live-supreme-court-fed-lisa-cook-donald-trump-latest-news-updates #UsPolitics #UsNews #DonaldTrump #UkSupremeCourt #WorldNews #FederalReserve #JeromePowell #UsEconomy

Trump scraps tariff threat and claims ‘framework of a future deal’ on Greenland – live

US president touts ‘very productive meeting’ with Nato chief Mark Rutte, drops tariffs on European allies and adds deal will involve ‘Golden Dome’ and ‘mineral rights’

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World news | The Guardian Jan 21

Trump scraps tariff threat and claims ‘framework of a future deal’ on Greenland – live

US president touts ‘very productive meeting’ with Nato chief Mark Rutte, drops tariffs on European allies and adds deal will involve ‘Golden Dome’ and ‘mineral rights’

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Christie Elan-Cane Dec 9

Three years & six months ago today my claim was lodged at #Strasbourg after the politically appointed #UKSupremeCourt failed to properly address my case. I'd spent YEARS in litigation before applying to #ECtHR where I'd expected finally to get justice. So far I've had nothing.

Opinion | The Guardian US Dec 9

The WI and Girlguiding have been pressured to exclude trans women – yet the law is clear as mud | Jess O’Thomson https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/09/transgender-rights-wi-girlguiding-supreme-court #EqualityandHumanRightsCommission(EHRC) #Women'sInstitute #EqualityAct2010 #UKsupremecourt #Transgender #Society #Guides #UKnews #Women #Law

The WI and Girlguiding have been pressured to exclude trans women – yet the law is clear as mud

Since the supreme court decision, organisations have faced lobbying and legal threats. But trans people are protected by discrimination law too, says Jess O’Thomson of the Good Law Project

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