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Associate Professor of Law @OxfordLawFac & Tutorial Fellow @KebleOxford | Public Law, Equality & Jurisprudence | Sex, Gender Identity & the Law (CUP 2026)

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Service providers need to be aware of the liability risk of operating mixed sex facilities where women are in a heightened state of vulnerability or a state of undress. It’s lawful to provide single-sex facilities for changing, showering, and sanitary use.

Service providers need to be aware of the liability risk of operating mixed sex facilities where women are in a heightened state of vulnerability or a state of undress. It’s lawful to provide single-sex facilities for changing, showering, and sanitary use.

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I spoke to the Today Programme on BBC Radio 4 this morning about the Sandie Peggie judgment and what it means for employers. I’m a bit under the weather so forgive the hoarse voice and the error: an appeal would go to the Employment Appeal Tribunal first not the Court of Appeal:

I spoke to the Today Programme on BBC Radio 4 this morning about the Sandie Peggie judgment and what it means for employers. I’m a bit under the weather so forgive the hoarse voice and the error: an appeal would go to the Employment Appeal Tribunal first not the Court of Appeal:

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In the run up to the publication of my next book, Sex, Gender Identity and the Law, Keble College and the Faculty of Law at the University of Oxford have put together some short videos addressing some of the key themes of the book. The first one was published today:

In the run up to the publication of my next book, Sex, Gender Identity and the Law, Keble College and the Faculty of Law at the University of Oxford have put together some short videos addressing some of the key themes of the book. The first one was published today:

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Today is the publication day of Sex, Gender Identity and the Law! To coincide with this, the Faculty of Law and Keble College, Oxford, have put together videos exploring themes from the book. This is the final video on the law relating to gender-critical belief. If you’re in Oxford next Thursday, 14 May, come along to the book launch event. I’m delighted to be joined by Akua Reindorf KC, Sarah Vine KC, Margaret Gribbon, and Dr Julius Grower for what promises to be a great conversation about the book.

Today is the publication day of Sex, Gender Identity and the Law! To coincide with this, the Faculty of Law and Keble College, Oxford, have put together videos exploring themes from the book. This is the final video on the law relating to gender-critical belief. If you’re in Oxford next Thursday, 14 May, come along to the book launch event. I’m delighted to be joined by Akua Reindorf KC, Sarah Vine KC, Margaret Gribbon, and Dr Julius Grower for what promises to be a great conversation about the book.

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I spoke to Times Radio this morning about the first few days of the resumed hearing in Peggie v NHS Fife and Dr Beth Upton:

I spoke to Times Radio this morning about the first few days of the resumed hearing in Peggie v NHS Fife and Dr Beth Upton:

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In the run-up to the publication of my next book, Sex, Gender Identity and the Law, the Faculty of Law and Keble College, Oxford, have put together videos exploring themes from the book. This is the third video on single sex spaces:

In the run-up to the publication of my next book, Sex, Gender Identity and the Law, the Faculty of Law and Keble College, Oxford, have put together videos exploring themes from the book. This is the third video on single sex spaces:

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Under the Equality Act, the default position is that services must be open to everyone. If you want to discriminate to separate provision, you need to rely on a specific exception to do so. There are exceptions for single-sex services, but they need to be provided based on biological sex for the exception to apply

Under the Equality Act, the default position is that services must be open to everyone. If you want to discriminate to separate provision, you need to rely on a specific exception to do so. There are exceptions for single-sex services, but they need to be provided based on biological sex for the exception to apply

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I spoke to Times Radio yesterday about the decision in For Women Scotland that sex in the Equality Act means biological sex. One thing we drew out was how poorly served transgender people have been by misinformation about what legal rights they do or don’t have:

I spoke to Times Radio yesterday about the decision in For Women Scotland that sex in the Equality Act means biological sex. One thing we drew out was how poorly served transgender people have been by misinformation about what legal rights they do or don’t have:

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A clip from my live yesterday recapping Peggie v NHS Fife before we resume next week for closing submissions. Here I address why only one person objecting to sex based harassment does not defeat the claim. One person is enough if the conduct was harassing:

A clip from my live yesterday recapping Peggie v NHS Fife before we resume next week for closing submissions. Here I address why only one person objecting to sex based harassment does not defeat the claim. One person is enough if the conduct was harassing:

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In a recent High Court case, a judge has upheld the legal accuracy of the interim update published by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, dismissing the challenge from the Good Law Project. The Good Law Project is misrepresenting the judgement:

In a recent High Court case, a judge has upheld the legal accuracy of the interim update published by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, dismissing the challenge from the Good Law Project. The Good Law Project is misrepresenting the judgement:

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In the run up to the launch of Sex, Gender Identity and the Law in Oxford on 14 May, the Faculty of Law and I have put together some short explainer videos for some of the topics discussed in the book. This is the second:

In the run up to the launch of Sex, Gender Identity and the Law in Oxford on 14 May, the Faculty of Law and I have put together some short explainer videos for some of the topics discussed in the book. This is the second:

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Following For Women Scotland, some commentators argued that if single-sex services were based on biological sex, it would be unlawful to have male cleaners in the female toilets or for mothers to bring their young sons to the toilet. In GLP v EHRC, the High Court dismissed this:

Following For Women Scotland, some commentators argued that if single-sex services were based on biological sex, it would be unlawful to have male cleaners in the female toilets or for mothers to bring their young sons to the toilet. In GLP v EHRC, the High Court dismissed this:

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A short extract from my chat with Naomi Cunningham on why it is that we are only now seeing cases like Peggie v NHS Fife and the Darlington Nurses case.

A short extract from my chat with Naomi Cunningham on why it is that we are only now seeing cases like Peggie v NHS Fife and the Darlington Nurses case.

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I spoke to BBC Radio Scotland today about the case of Peggie v NHS Fife and Dr Beth Upton. There was a particular focus on the implications for the case of Sandie Peggie being cleared of gross misconduct allegations in her internal investigation:

I spoke to BBC Radio Scotland today about the case of Peggie v NHS Fife and Dr Beth Upton. There was a particular focus on the implications for the case of Sandie Peggie being cleared of gross misconduct allegations in her internal investigation:

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Are there parallels between doctor-assisted suicide and medical transition? Kathleen Stock and I think these issues reveal an interesting change in how we think about healthcare: is it directed towards making us healthy or maximising our freedom?

Are there parallels between doctor-assisted suicide and medical transition? Kathleen Stock and I think these issues reveal an interesting change in how we think about healthcare: is it directed towards making us healthy or maximising our freedom?

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A brief overview of what we can expect in Peggie v NHS Fife and Dr Beth Upton as the case resumes next week:

A brief overview of what we can expect in Peggie v NHS Fife and Dr Beth Upton as the case resumes next week:

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A short clip from my live video earlier today on Peggie v NHS Fife:

A short clip from my live video earlier today on Peggie v NHS Fife:

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