Alan Ward (judge)
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Sir Alan Hylton Ward styled The Rt Hon. Lord Justice Ward, is a judge
in the Court of Appeal of England and Wales
and a member of the Privy Council. He is married to leading London divorce solicitor, Helen Ward
(b ca 1952), a partner in Manches. They had twin daughters: Amelia (who died in 2001 aged 16/17 in a rock-fall accident in South Africa) and Kate (b ca 1985), who is the surviving twin.
and Lord Justice Robert Walker (now Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe) made the decision to separate conjoined twins Gracie and Rosie Attard, refusing their parents' appeal, despite the fact the weaker twin (Rosie) would certainly die. After the surgery, Rosie died and Gracie Attard survived and returned to her native Malta
.
on the ground of sex discrimination, when withholding from a separated father with shared care of his child receipt of the appropriate Job Seeker's Allowance child additions (JSA) because he was not in receipt of Child Benefit
for his child.
In his judgment Lord Justice Ward stated on the sex discrimination issue at hand:
Lord Justice of Appeal
A Lord Justice of Appeal is an ordinary judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, the court that hears appeals from the High Court of Justice, and represents the second highest level of judge in the courts of England and Wales-Appointment:...
in the Court of Appeal of England and Wales
Court of Appeal of England and Wales
The Court of Appeal of England and Wales is the second most senior court in the English legal system, with only the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom above it...
and a member of the Privy Council. He is married to leading London divorce solicitor, Helen Ward
Helen Ward (solicitor)
Lady Ward, a partner at Manches, is a London lawyer.Ward was born in Golders Green. Her mother was a painter and her father a successful businessman. Helen Gilbert, as she was, attended the fee-paying King Alfred school before studying law at Birmingham University...
(b ca 1952), a partner in Manches. They had twin daughters: Amelia (who died in 2001 aged 16/17 in a rock-fall accident in South Africa) and Kate (b ca 1985), who is the surviving twin.
Separating conjoined twins
In 2000, Lord Justice Ward, together with Lord Justice BrookeHenry Brooke (judge)
Sir Henry Brooke is a retired British judge. He became a Lord Justice of Appeal in 1996, and became Vice-President of the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales in 2003...
and Lord Justice Robert Walker (now Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe) made the decision to separate conjoined twins Gracie and Rosie Attard, refusing their parents' appeal, despite the fact the weaker twin (Rosie) would certainly die. After the surgery, Rosie died and Gracie Attard survived and returned to her native Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
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Sex discrimination
In a landmark ruling on the 21 December 2004, Lord Justice Ward, together with Lord Justice Scott Baker and Lady Justice Arden - on the basis of EU Council Directive 79/7/EEC – also ruled against the Labour Secretary of State of the Department for Work and PensionsDepartment for Work and Pensions
The Department for Work and Pensions is the largest government department in the United Kingdom, created on June 8, 2001 from the merger of the employment part of the Department for Education and Employment and the Department of Social Security and headed by the Secretary of State for Work and...
on the ground of sex discrimination, when withholding from a separated father with shared care of his child receipt of the appropriate Job Seeker's Allowance child additions (JSA) because he was not in receipt of Child Benefit
Child benefit
Child benefit is a social security payment disbursed to the parents or guardians of children. Child benefit is means-tested in some countries.-Australia:...
for his child.
In his judgment Lord Justice Ward stated on the sex discrimination issue at hand: