"The High Court & Court of Appeal did NOT ‘support the actions of DWP’. What they did was dismiss the claims of the judicial review. This is a very different matter, for the JR is a distinctive process which relies on particular grounds – so it is sweeping, in the extreme, to say that dismissal of those grounds means that the courts ‘supported DWP actions" - Hon Dr Jocelynne Scutt
See also comments of Rt Hon Sir George Howarth MP, writing to the Secretary of State for Work & Pensions:
"Of course it is recognised that the High Court, Court of Appeal & Supreme Court found against the 1950s women in the Judicial Review run in 2018-2021. Both the High Court & Court of Appeal nevertheless considered all grounds reviewable, in each case referring all grounds to the court above for appeal. Contrary to this referral, the Supreme Court heard none of the grounds, concluding that the matter was "out of time", despite (a) this not being a basis upon which either the High Court or Court of Appeal determined against the applicants; and (b) as aforesaid, all grounds being accepted by the High Court & Court of Appeal as arguable for the Supreme Court appeal.
The CEDAWinLaw People's Tribunal and the Judge's report stand as an antidote to the Supreme Court decision and those of the High Court & Court of Appeal. The tribunal & Report derive their standing from the will of 1950s women, the pro bono work that enabled them to proceed, their hearing from expert witnesses & witnesses directly affected, whose evidence confirmed without question direct discrimination, and failure of notification by the Department of Work & Pensions arising to maladministration. The proposition that they have "no standing" constitutes a regrettable resort to a narrow formality to avoid government accountability & the duty that lies upon government to redress the wrong of its conduct in regard to 1950s women."
"The High Court, Court of Appeal & Supreme Court decisions do not absolve government of its responsibility"
The full text can be seen in the images accompanying this tweet:
Images of Rt Hon Sir George Howarth's full letter
On International Women's Day, I visited the Supreme Court and was invited to sit in the Judge's chair in court no 3. I took the opportunity to call out the Supreme Court "out of time" decision, which has been quashed by Hon Dr Scutt in her report
The ADRnow cross-party group and EDM 1040 both call for discrimination to be properly considered alongside maladministration in any settlement talks, for the benefit of ALL 50s Women