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For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers to Faculty of Advocates 30 April 2025.
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For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers to Minister for Equalities 17 April 2025.
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For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers to the Equality Network 17 April 2025.
The key point is that the court in McCue left an element of discretion for the SPSO and the court in some circumstances.
McCue's Guardian v Glasgow City Council (2020)2McCue's Guardian v Glasgow City Council [2020] CSIH 51; 2021 S.C. 107; 2020 S.L.T. 963; [2020] 8 WLUK 163; 2020 G.W.D. 26-352; [2020] C.L.Y. 2352. (20...
The main cases are summarised below.
R (Purdy) v Director of Public Prosecutions ([2009] UKHL 45)
Ms Purdy had Multiple Sclerosis and wanted to know that her husband would not be prosecuted if he helped her travel abroad to end her life.
Sco ttish Min iste r s , sp e cial adv is e r s a nd th e Pe r m a n e n t Se cr e ta ry a r e co v e r e d by th e te r m s of th e Lobby in g (Sco tla nd) Act 2 0 1 6 .