Publication - FOI/EIR release

Legal costs of Supreme Court case against For Women Scotland: FOI release

Published: 21 January 2025
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector
FOI reference: FOI/202400443240
Date received: 2 December 2024
Date responded: 30 December 2024

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

Information requested

The full legal costs, including advice breakdown, for the Scottish Governments Supreme Court case about gender against For Women Scotland.

Response

The answer to your question is, the Scottish Government has spent £61,928.80 to date. Counsel Fees were £54,216.80, Court Fees were £7,380.00 and other expenses were £332.00 for a total of £61,928.80 to date.

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Email: contactus@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000

The Scottish Government
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