Sapan Maini-Thompson and Charlotte Elves published in the May 2025 ELA Briefing

Outer Temple’s Employment Law barristers Sapan Maini-Thompson and Charlotte Elves have been published in the May 2025 ELA Briefing in a case analysis on the landmark decision of ‘For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers’.

Outer Temple’s Sapan Maini-Thompson and Charlotte Elves have written a case analysis for the May 2025 ELA Briefing. In the landmark decision of For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers, the Supreme Court has ruled that the protected characteristic of ‘sex’ in the Equality Act has a biological definition and the acquisition of a Gender Recognition Certificate under the Gender Recognition Act 2004 does not change a person’s sex in equalities legislation.

In this article, Sapan and Charlotte have covered the relationship between the Gender Recognition Act 2024 (GRA) and the Equality Act 2010 (EqA), the need to ensure coherence and workability, protection of trans people from non-discrimination, single-sex provisions and analysing the options.

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Sapan Maini-Thompson practices in employment, discrimination, public law and professional discipline. Sapan represents both Claimants and Respondents in the Employment Tribunal, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) and the High Court. He has worked with clients across multiple sectors including health & social care, higher education, financial services, retail, local and central government.

Charlotte Elves has a broad practice spanning commercial litigation, pensions and employment. In employment, Charlotte is developing a specialism in sex and gender cases and has recently appeared (led by Naomi Cunningham) in the ongoing Peggie v NHS Fife litigation, as well as O’Neill & Wayne v UCU and other cases. Charlotte acts for both claimants and respondents in ET proceedings and has appeared in the EAT as sole counsel. As well as enjoying a busy court practice, Charlotte is available for advisory work supporting employers implementing workplace policies which foster positive employee relations in compliance with the law.

To find out more about Sapan or Charlotte, contact Lexie Johnson on + 44 (0) 207 427 0801 or Dave Lovitt on +44 (0)207 353 6381 for a confidential discussion.

External Publications, News 1 May, 2025