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Barrister at 3 Paper Buildings
Katherine is an experienced education and employment law specialist who offers first class customer service, legal advice and advocacy.
Her practice now encompasses: Employment Education.
Katherine has undertaken a number of successful judicial and private mediations as an Accredited Mediation Advocate.
Katherine was educated at Cambridge University, United Kingdom, and Harvard University, United States. She completed her postgraduate Diploma in Law at City University and her Bar Vocational Course at BPP School of Law, where she was graded ‘Outstanding’. She has been a tenant of 3PB Barristers since the completion of her pupillage there.

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The Supreme Court’s decision in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers confirms that, for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010, “sex” means biological sex. This has significant implications for schools, including admissions to single-sex schools, access to toilets and changing facilities, participation in competitive sports, and how discrimination claims involving trans pupils are assessed. While gender reassignment remains a protected characteristic, the judgment clarifies that trans pupils must be treated according to their biological sex in contexts where the law requires sex-based distinctions.
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