Alex Gordon

a piece by me on the importance of teaching legislation and legislative interpretation blogs.ed.ac.uk/private-law/2…

I am speaking at the Statute Law Society in London next month, on audience and the interpretation of legislation. eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-impor…

Drafting with A and B clearly identifies two actors in relation to a provision. It avoids floating pronouns and uncertainty that thereby arises. It clarifies meaning. And is better than finding a tortuous inaccurate label. Drafting is about giving clear effect to policy.

rough (like uff in buff) cough (like off in scoff) drought (like ow in cow) though (like o in no) thought (like aw in saw) through (like oo in woo) Enough.

The FA position is set out here. It effectively suggests that lhe law is stopping it from implementing a policy such as is adopted in athletics and rugby and swimming. It suggests the test on excluding transwomen from women's football is one of strict necessity.