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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nick Forbes

UK Supreme Court to issue landmark ruling on definition of a woman

The matter first came to court in 2022, when FWS successfully challenged the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018 over its inclusion of trans women in its definition of women - (AFP/Getty)

The UK Supreme Court will deliver a landmark ruling on the legal definition of a woman, a decision stemming from a challenge by women’s rights campaigners against Scotland's gender representation laws.

The case, brought by For Women Scotland (FWS), contests the inclusion of transgender women with Gender Recognition Certificates (GRCs) within the 50% female quota mandated for public boards.

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