“Laws restricting civil partnerships to gay couples discriminate against heterosexuals, four straight couples are to argue in a landmark challenge at the European Court of Human Rights.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th February 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Alex Verdan QC of 4 Paper Buildings considers three important recent judgments in Children private law proceedings.”
Family Law Week, 13th February 2013
Source: www.familylawweek.com
“The aim of the marriage (same-sex couples) bill is to ensure that all couples enjoy equal marriage rights. Some elements of legal asymmetry remain, however, under the legislation.”
The Guardian, 5th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Legislation to enable same-sex marriages to take place in England and Wales has been published.”
BBC News, 25th January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Councils can expect the backing of the legal system if they insist that employees conduct civil partnerships.”
The Guardian, 16th January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“On the proper interpretation of article 3(1)(c) and 3(3) of Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation, assistance granted to public servants in the event of illness fell within the scope of the Directive if it was the responsibility of the state, as a public employer, to finance it, that being a matter for the national court to determine.”
WLR Daily, 6th December 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“Alex Verdan QC of 4 Paper Buildings reviews important recent developments relating to private children law.”
Family Law week, 22nd November 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
“From today couples tying the knot will be given greater freedom of choice as outdated time restrictions on ceremonies are removed.”
Home Office, 1st October 2012
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“Following its 2012 consultation on marital property agreements (‘pre-nups’), the Law Commission has opened a supplementary consultation on needs and non-matrimonial property.”
Law Commission, 11th September 2012
Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk
“Anna Heenan, solicitor and David Salter, Joint Head of Family Law at Mills & Reeve LLP analyse July’s financial remedies and divorce news and cases.”
Family Law Week, 7th September 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
“The freedom of Christians to wear crosses at work and to refuse to support same-sex relationships will come under international legal scrutiny at the European court of human rights this week.”
The Guardian, 2nd September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The law of property, as it applies to cohabiting couples in England and Wales, continues to produce outcomes which many commentators regard as unfair. In the Scottish case of Gow v. Grant, a recent appeal under the Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006 Lady Hale calls for similar legislation to be introduced in England and Wales.”
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Zenith Chambers, 17th July 2012
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
“The debate over same-sex unions could have been avoided if civil partnerships had been described as marriage by the Government, a top divorce lawyer has said.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th June 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Judges have overturned a decision that awarded an actor a £1.7m settlement after his civil partnership broke down.”
BBC News, 29th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Christians do not have a right to wear a cross or crucifix openly at work, the Government is to argue in a landmark court case.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th March 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Lawyers for Peter Lawrence told the Court of Appeal that his former civil partner, Donald Gallagher, an actor, was not entitled to a £1.7 million payout because they had ‘dual careers’. The case is one of the first times that a court has adjudicated in a civil partnership separation involving two parties who had very different levels of wealth.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th March 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The treatment of elderly people in care is now so bad that it meets the legal definition of torture, the Government’s human rights watchdog said on Monday.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th March 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Church of England will not allow its churches to be used for civil partnership ceremonies unless the full General Synod gives consent, it says.”
BBC News, 3rd December 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Couples in civil partnerships should have the same pension rights as married couples according to the European Court of Justice, backing the approach already taken in the UK.”
OUT-LAW.com, 11th May 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“As part of its commitment to advancing equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGB and T) people, the government will today announce that religious buildings will be allowed to host civil partnership registrations.”
Home Office, 17th February 2011
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
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