http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/41/section/64Courts and Legal Services Act 1990An Act to make provision with respect to the procedure in, and allocation of business between, the High Court and other courts; to make provision with respect to legal services; to establish a body to be known as the Lord Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Legal Education and Conduct and a body to be known as the Authorised Conveyancing Practitioners Board; to provide for the appointment of a Legal Services Ombudsman; to make provision for the establishment of a Conveyancing Ombudsman Scheme; to provide for the establishment of Conveyancing Appeal Tribunals; to amend the law relating to judicial and related pensions and judicial and other appointments; to make provision with respect to certain officers of the Supreme Court; to amend the Solicitors Act 1974; to amend the Arbitration Act 1950; to make provision with respect to certain loans in respect of residential property; to make provision with respect to the jurisdiction of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration in connection with the functions of court staff; to amend the Children Act 1989 and make further provision in connection with that Act; and for connected purposes.1990-11-01texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-03-27Expert Participation2026-03-25 Part II641The following shall be inserted in the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 after section 35—35A1It is unlawful for a barrister or barrister’s clerk, in relation to any offer of a pupillage or tenancy, to discriminate against a woman—ain the arrangements which are made for the purpose of determining to whom it should be offered;bin respect of any terms on which it is offered; orcby refusing, or deliberately omitting, to offer it to her.2It is unlawful for a barrister or barrister’s clerk, in relation to a woman who is a pupil or tenant in the chambers in question, to discriminate against her—ain respect of any terms applicable to her as a pupil or tenant;bin the opportunities for training, or gaining experience, which are afforded or denied to her;cin the benefits, facilities or services which are afforded or denied to her; ordby terminating her pupillage or by subjecting her to any pressure to leave the chambers or other detriment.3It is unlawful for any person, in relation to the giving, withholding or acceptance of instructions to a barrister, to discriminate against a woman.4In this section—“barrister’s clerk” includes any person carrying out any of the functions of a barrister’s clerk; and“pupil”, “pupillage”, “tenancy” and “tenant” have the meanings commonly associated with their use in the context of a set of barristers’ chambers.5Section 3 applies for the purposes of this section as it applies for the purposes of any provision of Part II.6This section does not apply to Scotland.2The following shall be inserted in the Race Relations Act 1976 after section 26—26A1It is unlawful for a barrister or barrister’s clerk, in relation to any offer of a pupillage or tenancy, to discriminate against a person—ain the arrangements which are made for the purpose of determining to whom it should be offered;bin respect of any terms on which it is offered; orcby refusing, or deliberately omitting, to offer it to him.2It is unlawful for a barrister or barrister’s clerk, in relation to a pupil or tenant in the chambers in question, to discriminate against him—ain respect of any terms applicable to him as a pupil or tenant;bin the opportunities for training, or gaining experience which are afforded or denied to him;cin the benefits, facilities or services which are afforded or denied to him; ordby terminating his pupillage or by subjecting him to any pressure to leave the chambers or other detriment.3It is unlawful for any person, in relation to the giving, withholding or acceptance of instructions to a barrister, to discriminate against any person.4In this section—“barrister’s clerk” includes any person carrying out any of the functions of a barrister’s clerk; and“pupil”, “pupillage”, “tenancy” and “tenant” have the meanings commonly associated with their use in the context of a set of barristers’ chambers.5This section does not apply to Scotland.1975 c. 65. 1976 c. 74. Pt. 2: transfer of functions (19.8.2003) by The Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1887), arts. 4, 5, Sch. 1 (with arts. 6, 8)