Legal costs for the Supreme Court case of For Women Scotland Ltd vs Scottish Ministers: FOI release

Information requested

Can @gov.scot please confirm how much public money has been spent hiring KCs and barristers to argue that a certificate changes a man into a lesbian and there can be pregnant men?

We wrote asking for clarification of the information you are looking for on 11 December 2024 but have not heard back yet. For the purposes of dealing with your request, we have taken “Can @gov.scot please confirm how much public money has been spent hiring KCs and barristers to argue that a certificate changes a man into a lesbian and there can be pregnant men?” to mean the legal costs for the Supreme Court case of For Women Scotland Ltd vs Scottish Ministers.

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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