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In this issue Equality and human rights Constitutional and administrative law Judicial review Public procurement Subsidy control and State aid Post-Brexit transition guidance Information law Other Public Law news Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information No Weekly Highlights on 24 April 2025 Equality and human rights Supreme Court rules that the EqA 2010 terms ‘man’, ‘woman’ and ‘sex’ denote biological sex (For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers). In For Women Scotland Ltd v Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16, the UK Supreme Court unanimously concluded that these terms identify biological sex rather than ‘certificated sex’. The court determined that those holding a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) are not included within the EqA 2010 definition of their acquired gender. The ruling confirms that trans people remain safeguarded by the Act’s gender reassignment provisions and may pursue sex discrimination claims where...

In this issue: Private children Public children Financial provision International children New content Updated content Daily and weekly news alerts Useful information Private children Appeal against finding of fact (Re: A (A Child) (Appeal: Finding of Rape)) In Re: A (A Child) (Appeal: Finding of Rape) [2025] EWHC 1500 (Fam), the High Court considered a father’s appeal against findings of fact, centred on an allegation of rape. The case involved two children, with the paternity of the younger in dispute. The mother maintained the relationship ended following an alleged rape, which she said took place two months before the conception of the child at the heart of the disagreement. The court below held that the father was the child’s biological parent and also concluded that he raped the mother while she was asleep on 30 August 2022. The mother had earlier asserted that the claimant was not the child’s father, further complicating contact arrangements. Permission...

Taxation regime What factors determine tax liability in your jurisdiction (eg domicile, residence or citizenship)? Türkiye’s tax landscape is intricate, operating through numerous laws, regulations, communiqués and subsequent amendments. The key legislative instruments include: Tax Procedure Law No. 213 (10 January 1961) Corporate Tax Law No. 5520 (21 June 2006) Value Added Tax Law No. 3065 (2 November 1984) Stamp Tax Law No. 488 (11 July 1964) Income Tax Law No. 193 (6 January 1961) Broadly, the Turkish Tax System is considered under three headings: (i) income taxes, such as individual income tax and corporate income tax; (ii) taxes on expenditure, including Value Added Tax (VAT), the Banking and Insurance Transactions Tax and Stamp Tax; and (iii) taxes on wealth, for example Property Tax and Inheritance and Gift Tax. For natural persons, residency, ownership of property and citizenship are key in determining which taxes apply in Türkiye. An individual’s tax burden is mainly linked to their earnings,...

Good character requirement Pursuant to section 6(1) of the British Nationality Act 1981 (BNA 1981) and Sch 1, para 1(1)(b), anyone seeking naturalisation as a British citizen is required to be of good character. This good character test equally covers applicants aged ten or above who seek registration as British citizens. That said, the good character rule does not apply to several categories of applications, notably those brought under: the statelessness routes in BNA 1981, Sch 2 BNA 1981, section 4B, for an eligible individual with no nationality other than as a British Overseas citizen, British subject under BNA 1981, British protected person, or British National (Overseas) BNA 1981, section 4C, for an eligible person born between 1961 and 1983 BNA 1981, sections 4G–4I, for an eligible person who could not previously obtain citizenship because their natural father was not married to their mother (save that, for BNA 1981, section 4F applications, the pertinent registration ground is BNA 1981, sections 1(3),...

Taxation regime What factors determine tax liability in your jurisdiction (eg domicile, residence or citizenship)? On the Isle of Man, only residence is relevant for tax purposes. In broad terms, a person is considered resident for Island tax if they: are present for more than six months in any tax year (which ends on 5 April) spend over 90 days per tax year on average across four or more years, with residence then applying from the fifth year arrive on the Island intending to become resident What taxes apply to an individual’s income? For 2025–26, the personal allowance is £14,750. Income above this is taxed at 10% on the first £6,500 of excess and 21% on anything further. Married couples and civil partners can choose joint assessment, which doubles the allowances to £29,500 and defers the higher rate until after £13,000. Personal allowances are reduced by £1...