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Royal Courts of Justice
Strand, London, WC2A 2LL
Before :
THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE HAYDEN
Between :
W | Appellant |
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GenderRecognition Panel | Respondent |
Gayatri Sarathy (instructed by Good Law Project) for the Appellant
TheRespondent did not attend and was unrepresented
Nathan Roberts (appointed by HM Attorney General) as Advocate to the Court
Hearing dates: 8th and 9th July 2025
Approved Judgment
This judgment was handed down remotely at 10.30am on 17th October 2025 by circulation to the parties or their representatives by e-mail and by release to the National Archives.
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THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE HAYDEN
This judgment was delivered in private. The judge has given leave for this version of the judgment to be published on condition that (irrespective of what is contained in the judgment) in any published version of the judgment the anonymity of the Appellant must be strictly preserved. All persons, including representatives of the media, must ensure that this condition is strictly complied with. Failure to do so will be a contempt of court.
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- Mr Justice Hayden
- The Gender Recognition Act 2004 (“ GRA 2004 ”)
- The Regime of the GRA 2004
- “ DIRECTIONS
- 8/8/2024 ”
- The Applicant’s Representations at the Oral Hearing
- The Medical Evidence
- Dr. Barrett’s first report dated 23 rd August 2019
- Dr. Seal’s first report dated 4 th November 2019
- Dr. Pasterski’s report dated 29 th January 2020
- Dr. Barrett’s second report dated 15 th January 2021
- Dr. Seal’s second report dated 1 st February 2021
- Dr. Coxon’s report dated 11 th January 2023
- Dr. Anna Barnes’ report dated 28 th February 2024
- Conclusions
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