In this article for Legal Business, Oscar Davies is interviewed, reflecting on their practice as a non binary barrister and online platform, the Supreme Court decision in For Women Scotland and its consequences for trans people & employers, as well as the cost of visibility and silence on these issues in the legal profession.
“Legal professionals are those who have helped make the framework for what we have now –the Equality Act, the Gender Recognition Act – and so there is a degree to which we have a collective consciousness when there are human rights violations happening right in front of us.”
“I realised I had this platform where I could be useful to people, I could use social media to inform my community what these cases are about, and what their rights are, because otherwise the law can be so opaque.”
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Oscar Davies (Call: 2018)
Oscar is a multi-award-winning barrister and is ranked as a ‘Tier 1 Rising Star’ in the Legal 500. Oscar undertakes a range of civil and public law work. As the UK’s first publicly recognised non-binary barrister, Oscar is a dedicated advocate for trans and non-binary legal professionals and under-represented communities. Oscar is widely known in the LGBTQ+ community as an educator and explainer of the law, putting it in simple terms and making it accessible to all. They are a writer on trans rights and legal recognition, and regularly speak on panels, podcasts, and legal trainings about inclusion and justice.
Oscar advised MPs in a parliamentary briefing in the first all-trans legal panel on the Supreme Court case For Women Scotland Ltd v the Scottish Ministers. Oscar is instructed on the legal team by Trans Legal Clinic on behalf of Dr Victoria McCloud in her application at the European Court of Human Rights challenging the ruling. In 2024, they were named Legal 500’s LGBTQ+ Champion of the Year for their advocacy work. Most recently, Oscar featured on the Trans in the City Changemakers List 2026, the Diversity Power List 2025/2026, is shortlisted for the 2026 DIVA Creator Award and awarded KCL Alumni’s ‘Changemaker of the Year’.
Oscar is shortlisted for LGBTQ+ Champion of the Year Award at the Legal 500 ESG Awards 2026, and was a winner of the Award in 2024.
