Category: Sex Matters
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Morrison Loses Tribunal Claim
A former Inclusion/Audience Development Coordinator has lost her claim against Belfast Film Festival for discrimination, harassment and constructive dismissal. Sara Morrison was employed by the Belfast Film Festival (BFF) for more than four years between February2020 and November 2024, when she resigned. Her tribunal took place in November 2025 and was extensively covered by this…
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Sex Matters v CPS Day 2: More Tongue Action
This article may be better understood by reading yesterday’s report which also includes a backgrounder explaining how this case came to court: Sex Matters v CPS Day 1: Is the CPS Guidance on Sex by Deception Lawful or Not? The following is a report of the second and final day of Sex Matters’ attempt to…
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Is the CPS Guidance on Sex by Deception Lawful or Not?
“Questions of deception and consent may involve more complex issues where the suspect is trans or non-binary.” We are half way through Sex Matters’ (SM) legal challenge to the Crown Prosecutors’ Guidance on Sex by Deception. Or as the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has it “Deception as to Sex“. The issue at hand is consent,…
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Morrison v Belfast Film Festival: Week 1
This employment tribunal is taking place at Killymeal House in Belfast. Sara Morrison is the Claimant. Belfast Film Festival (BFF) are the Respondent. Morrison is claiming discrimination against her for her gender critical (or as she prefers “sex realist”) views after she was socially cancelled for speaking at this Let Women Speak event (see 1hr…
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Captured institutions and bad decisions
I first met Peter Daly in a hotel bar in Portugal in 2024. I found him great company and good fun. Peter is a lawyer (and partner at Doyle Clayton) who has spent the last 15 years working as a whistleblowing, employment and discrimination solicitor, specialising in representing claimants. He acted for Maya Forstater from…