Current Awareness » civil partnerships http://www.innertemplelibrary.com from the Inner Temple Library Fri, 24 May 2013 13:08:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Myths and Realities about Equal Marriage – UK Human Rights Blog http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/myths-and-realities-about-equal-marriage-uk-human-rights-blog/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/myths-and-realities-about-equal-marriage-uk-human-rights-blog/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 15:27:13 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83806 “The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill is back before Parliament today for the ‘Report Stage’. The latest version of the Bill is here, updated explanatory notes here, and the full list of proposed amendments here. Predictably, the amendments are the focus of much controversy.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 20th May 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/myths-and-realities-about-equal-marriage-uk-human-rights-blog/feed/ 0 Gay marriage: Review of civil partnerships possible but not until 2019 – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/gay-marriage-review-of-civil-partnerships-possible-but-not-until-2019-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/gay-marriage-review-of-civil-partnerships-possible-but-not-until-2019-bbc-news/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 08:25:26 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83739 “Ministers have said they are prepared to review whether civil partnerships should be extended to heterosexual couples but not until 2019.”

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BBC News, 17th May 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/gay-marriage-review-of-civil-partnerships-possible-but-not-until-2019-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Children and same sex families: known biological fathers and contact: the decision in S v D and E / T v X and Y [2013] EWHC – Zenith Chambers http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/children-and-same-sex-families-known-biological-fathers-and-contact-the-decision-in-s-v-d-and-e-t-v-x-and-y-2013-ewhc-zenith-chambers/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/children-and-same-sex-families-known-biological-fathers-and-contact-the-decision-in-s-v-d-and-e-t-v-x-and-y-2013-ewhc-zenith-chambers/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 11:14:54 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82267 “Where do parents and prospective parents stand after the very recent decision in the case of S v D and E? What can parenting lesbian mothers and the men who donate sperm to enable them to have children expect if there is a disagreement between them as to the role of biological fathers in their children’s lives?”

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Zenith Chambers, 14th February 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/children-and-same-sex-families-known-biological-fathers-and-contact-the-decision-in-s-v-d-and-e-t-v-x-and-y-2013-ewhc-zenith-chambers/feed/ 0 Finance and Divorce Update – Family Law Week http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/finance-and-divorce-update-family-law-week-2/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/finance-and-divorce-update-family-law-week-2/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:33:36 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82259 “Anna Heenan, solicitor and David Salter, Joint Head of Family Law at Mills & Reeve LLP analyse February’s financial remedies and divorce news and cases.”

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Family Law Week, 5th March 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/finance-and-divorce-update-family-law-week-2/feed/ 0 Heterosexual couples challenge ‘discriminatory’ civil partnerships bar – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/heterosexual-couples-challenge-discriminatory-civil-partnerships-bar-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/heterosexual-couples-challenge-discriminatory-civil-partnerships-bar-daily-telegraph/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:09:34 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81956 “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.”

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Daily Telegraph, 16th February 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/heterosexual-couples-challenge-discriminatory-civil-partnerships-bar-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Children: Private Law Update – Family Law Week http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/children-private-law-update-family-law-week-4/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/children-private-law-update-family-law-week-4/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 12:53:36 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81954 “Alex Verdan QC of 4 Paper Buildings considers three important recent judgments in Children private law proceedings.”

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Family Law Week, 13th February 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/children-private-law-update-family-law-week-4/feed/ 0 Gay marriage: some legal inequalities will remain – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/gay-marriage-some-legal-inequalities-will-remain-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/gay-marriage-some-legal-inequalities-will-remain-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 09:46:44 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81694 “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.”

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The Guardian, 5th February 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/gay-marriage-some-legal-inequalities-will-remain-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Gay marriages: Government publishes legislation – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/gay-marriages-government-publishes-legislation-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/gay-marriages-government-publishes-legislation-bbc-news/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:27:30 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81457 “Legislation to enable same-sex marriages to take place in England and Wales has been published.”

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BBC News, 25th January 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/gay-marriages-government-publishes-legislation-bbc-news/feed/ 0 What a religious discrimination ruling means for local government – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/what-a-religious-discrimination-ruling-means-for-local-government-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/what-a-religious-discrimination-ruling-means-for-local-government-the-guardian/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 09:37:47 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81280 “Councils can expect the backing of the legal system if they insist that employees conduct civil partnerships.”

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The Guardian, 16th January 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/what-a-religious-discrimination-ruling-means-for-local-government-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Bundesrepublik Deutschland v Dittrich – WLR Daily http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/bundesrepublik-deutschland-v-dittrich-wlr-daily/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/bundesrepublik-deutschland-v-dittrich-wlr-daily/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 10:40:44 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80798 Bundesrepublik Deutschland v Dittrich (Joined Cases C-124/11, C-125/11 and C-143/11); [2012] WLR (D) 370

“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

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/bundesrepublik-deutschland-v-dittrich-wlr-daily/feed/ 0 Children: Private Law Update (November 2012) – Family Law Week http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/children-private-law-update-november-2012-family-law-week/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/children-private-law-update-november-2012-family-law-week/#comments Fri, 23 Nov 2012 10:07:51 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80469 “Alex Verdan QC of 4 Paper Buildings reviews important recent developments relating to private children law.”

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Family Law week, 22nd November 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/children-private-law-update-november-2012-family-law-week/feed/ 0 Greater freedoms for people tying the knot – Home Office http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/greater-freedoms-for-people-tying-the-knot-home-office/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/greater-freedoms-for-people-tying-the-knot-home-office/#comments Wed, 03 Oct 2012 09:32:27 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79376 “From today couples tying the knot will be given greater freedom of choice as outdated time restrictions on ceremonies are removed.”

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Home Office, 1st October 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/greater-freedoms-for-people-tying-the-knot-home-office/feed/ 0 Matrimonial Property, Needs and Agreements – Law Commission http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/09/matrimonial-property-needs-and-agreements-law-commission/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/09/matrimonial-property-needs-and-agreements-law-commission/#comments Tue, 11 Sep 2012 08:26:08 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=78578 “Following its 2012 consultation on marital property agreements (‘pre-nups’), the Law Commission has opened a supplementary consultation on needs and non-matrimonial property.”

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Law Commission, 11th September 2012

Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/09/matrimonial-property-needs-and-agreements-law-commission/feed/ 0 Finance and Divorce September Update – Family Law Week http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/09/finance-and-divorce-september-update-family-law-week/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/09/finance-and-divorce-september-update-family-law-week/#comments Mon, 10 Sep 2012 09:28:26 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=78538 “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.”

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Family Law Week, 7th September 2012

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/09/finance-and-divorce-september-update-family-law-week/feed/ 0 Christian rights cases go before Strasbourg court – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/09/christian-rights-cases-go-before-strasbourg-court-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/09/christian-rights-cases-go-before-strasbourg-court-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 03 Sep 2012 08:39:00 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=78199 “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.”

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The  Guardian, 2nd September 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/09/christian-rights-cases-go-before-strasbourg-court-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Cohabitation Update – Zenith Chambers http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/07/cohabitation-update-zenith-chambers/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/07/cohabitation-update-zenith-chambers/#comments Fri, 27 Jul 2012 09:43:04 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=76583 “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

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/07/cohabitation-update-zenith-chambers/feed/ 0 Civil partnerships should have been called marriage, says top divorce lawyer – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/06/civil-partnerships-should-have-been-called-marriage-says-top-divorce-lawyer-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/06/civil-partnerships-should-have-been-called-marriage-says-top-divorce-lawyer-daily-telegraph/#comments Mon, 18 Jun 2012 14:48:23 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=74150 “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.”

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Daily Telegraph, 18th June 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/06/civil-partnerships-should-have-been-called-marriage-says-top-divorce-lawyer-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Appeal court overturns civil partnership award – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/appeal-court-overturns-civil-partnership-award-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/appeal-court-overturns-civil-partnership-award-bbc-news/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:40:11 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=69912 “Judges have overturned a decision that awarded an actor a £1.7m settlement after his civil partnership broke down.”

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BBC News, 29th March 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/appeal-court-overturns-civil-partnership-award-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Christians have no right to wear cross at work, says Government – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/christians-have-no-right-to-wear-cross-at-work-says-government-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/christians-have-no-right-to-wear-cross-at-work-says-government-daily-telegraph/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 10:35:22 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=68590 “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.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th March 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/christians-have-no-right-to-wear-cross-at-work-says-government-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Gay actor and City high-flier fight over separation payout – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/gay-actor-and-city-high-flier-fight-over-separation-payout-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/gay-actor-and-city-high-flier-fight-over-separation-payout-daily-telegraph/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 09:55:34 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=68456 “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.”

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Daily Telegraph, 9th March 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/gay-actor-and-city-high-flier-fight-over-separation-payout-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Treatment of elderly amounts to torture, says equality watchdog – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/treatment-of-elderly-amounts-to-torture-says-equality-watchdog-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/treatment-of-elderly-amounts-to-torture-says-equality-watchdog-daily-telegraph/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 09:22:37 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=68195 “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.”

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Daily Telegraph, 5th March 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/treatment-of-elderly-amounts-to-torture-says-equality-watchdog-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Church of England bans hosting civil partnership ceremonies – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/12/church-of-england-bans-hosting-civil-partnership-ceremonies-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/12/church-of-england-bans-hosting-civil-partnership-ceremonies-bbc-news/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:39:11 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=62313 “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.”

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BBC News, 3rd December 2011

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/12/church-of-england-bans-hosting-civil-partnership-ceremonies-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Pension rights for gay couples in civil partnerships should match those for married straight couples, EU court rules – OUT-LAW.com http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/05/pension-rights-for-gay-couples-in-civil-partnerships-should-match-those-for-married-straight-couples-eu-court-rules-out-law-com/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/05/pension-rights-for-gay-couples-in-civil-partnerships-should-match-those-for-married-straight-couples-eu-court-rules-out-law-com/#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 09:21:02 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=51585 “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.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 11th May 2011

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/05/pension-rights-for-gay-couples-in-civil-partnerships-should-match-those-for-married-straight-couples-eu-court-rules-out-law-com/feed/ 0 New Push for LGB and T equality will allow civil partnerships in religious buildings – Home Office http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/02/new-push-for-lgb-and-t-equality-will-allow-civil-partnerships-in-religious-buildings-home-office/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/02/new-push-for-lgb-and-t-equality-will-allow-civil-partnerships-in-religious-buildings-home-office/#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2011 09:54:21 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=48016 “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.”

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Home Office, 17th February 2011

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/02/new-push-for-lgb-and-t-equality-will-allow-civil-partnerships-in-religious-buildings-home-office/feed/ 0 Gay marriages and heterosexual civil partnerships may soon be welcomed – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/02/gay-marriages-and-heterosexual-civil-partnerships-may-soon-be-welcomed-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/02/gay-marriages-and-heterosexual-civil-partnerships-may-soon-be-welcomed-the-guardian/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 10:04:26 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=47938 “Gay and lesbian couples could soon win the right to marry, and straight couples be given the right to form civil partnerships.
The equalities minister, Lynne Featherstone, has disclosed that the government intends to consult over how marriage laws in England and Wales can be further reformed, despite strong opposition from some religious groups.”

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The Guardian, 17th February 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/02/gay-marriages-and-heterosexual-civil-partnerships-may-soon-be-welcomed-the-guardian/feed/ 0 European court urged to end UK marriage ‘apartheid’ – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/12/european-court-urged-to-end-uk-marriage-apartheid-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/12/european-court-urged-to-end-uk-marriage-apartheid-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 20 Dec 2010 10:07:54 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=44604 “Campaigners launch legal challenge in attempt to change legislation that prevents gay couples from getting married.”

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The Guardian, 19th December 2010

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/12/european-court-urged-to-end-uk-marriage-apartheid-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Heterosexual couple make second attempt for civil partnership – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/11/heterosexual-couple-make-second-attempt-for-civil-partnership-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/11/heterosexual-couple-make-second-attempt-for-civil-partnership-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 09 Nov 2010 10:52:26 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=42004 “A heterosexual couple will request a civil partnership – available only to same-sex couples in the UK – at a register office in London tomorrow, to take a stand against a system which they say ‘segregates couples according to their sexuality’.”

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The Guardian, 8th November 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/11/heterosexual-couple-make-second-attempt-for-civil-partnership-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Lesbian couple vow to take battle for same-sex marriage to court – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/11/lesbian-couple-vow-to-take-battle-for-same-sex-marriage-to-court-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/11/lesbian-couple-vow-to-take-battle-for-same-sex-marriage-to-court-daily-telegraph/#comments Tue, 02 Nov 2010 18:16:47 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=41595 “A lesbian couple have pledged to go to court in an attempt to overturn the ban on same-sex marriages after a register office refused to grant them a civil licence.”

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Daily Telegraph, 2nd November 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/11/lesbian-couple-vow-to-take-battle-for-same-sex-marriage-to-court-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Couples bid to overturn gay marriage law – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/10/couples-bid-to-overturn-gay-marriage-law-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/10/couples-bid-to-overturn-gay-marriage-law-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 25 Oct 2010 09:22:25 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=41200 “Peter Tatchell plans legal challenge in campaign by gay and mixed-sex couples calling for the same type of union.”

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The Guardian, 24th October 2010

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/10/couples-bid-to-overturn-gay-marriage-law-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Court rules UK child maintenance laws discriminated against same-sex couples – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/10/court-rules-uk-child-maintenance-laws-discriminated-against-same-sex-couples-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/10/court-rules-uk-child-maintenance-laws-discriminated-against-same-sex-couples-the-guardian/#comments Fri, 01 Oct 2010 09:21:41 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=40070 “The European Court of Human Rights has declared that rules on child maintenance prior to introduction of the Civil Partnership Act discriminated against those in same-sex relationships.”

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The Guardian, 30th September 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/10/court-rules-uk-child-maintenance-laws-discriminated-against-same-sex-couples-the-guardian/feed/ 0 ‘Gay couples will get equal right to marry’ – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/07/gay-couples-will-get-equal-right-to-marry-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/07/gay-couples-will-get-equal-right-to-marry-daily-telegraph/#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:48:57 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=37095 “The Coalition will give homosexual couples the same legal rights to marriage as heterosexuals, a senior Liberal Democrat has said.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th July 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/07/gay-couples-will-get-equal-right-to-marry-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Government insists vicars will not be sued for refusing ‘gay marriages’ in churches – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/03/government-insists-vicars-will-not-be-sued-for-refusing-%e2%80%98gay-marriages%e2%80%99-in-churches-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/03/government-insists-vicars-will-not-be-sued-for-refusing-%e2%80%98gay-marriages%e2%80%99-in-churches-daily-telegraph/#comments Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:14:21 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=32175 “Ministers have assured clergy that they will not face legal action if they refuse to carry out new ‘gay weddings’ in churches.”

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Daily Telegraph, 24th March 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/03/government-insists-vicars-will-not-be-sued-for-refusing-%e2%80%98gay-marriages%e2%80%99-in-churches-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Christian registrar denied leave to appeal gay wedding refusal – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/03/christian-registrar-denied-leave-to-appeal-gay-wedding-refusal-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/03/christian-registrar-denied-leave-to-appeal-gay-wedding-refusal-daily-telegraph/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:25:52 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=31579 “A Christian registrar who lost her job after she refused to carry out civil partnership ceremonies has been refused permission to appeal to the Supreme Court.”

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Daily Telegraph, 9th March 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/03/christian-registrar-denied-leave-to-appeal-gay-wedding-refusal-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Gay weddings to be allowed in church – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/03/gay-weddings-to-be-allowed-in-church-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/03/gay-weddings-to-be-allowed-in-church-the-independent/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:59:57 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=31348 “Gay men and women will finally be allowed to marry in churches after the House of Lords dramatically voted in favour of lifting the ban on religious premises holding same-sex partnerships.”

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The Independent, 3rd March 2010

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/03/gay-weddings-to-be-allowed-in-church-the-independent/feed/ 0 Peers vote to allow homosexuals to marry in church – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/03/peers-vote-to-allow-homosexuals-to-marry-in-church-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/03/peers-vote-to-allow-homosexuals-to-marry-in-church-daily-telegraph/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:17:26 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=31314 “Homosexuals may be allowed to hold civil partnership ceremonies in churches after the House of Lords voted in favour of scrapping a ban on same-sex religious unions.”

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Daily Telegraph, 3rd March 2010

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/03/peers-vote-to-allow-homosexuals-to-marry-in-church-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Church of England General Synod extends pension rights for gay partners – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/02/church-of-england-general-synod-extends-pension-rights-for-gay-partners-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/02/church-of-england-general-synod-extends-pension-rights-for-gay-partners-the-guardian/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:28:43 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=30563 “The Church of England may not allow its clergy to have their civil ­partnerships blessed in church but it voted tonight to allow the survivors of same-sex ­partnerships the same pension rights as other spouses. The church’s General Synod, meeting in London, voted in favour of what supporters of the move described as ­big-heartedness at odds with the church’s public reputation for homophobia in its wrangles over gay clergy.”

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The Guardian, 11th February 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/02/church-of-england-general-synod-extends-pension-rights-for-gay-partners-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Same sex couples names to appear on birth certificates – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2009/04/same-sex-couples-names-to-appear-on-birth-certificates-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2009/04/same-sex-couples-names-to-appear-on-birth-certificates-daily-telegraph/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:16:54 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=19903 “New rules allowing same-sex couples undergoing fertility treatment to name both partners on the child’s birth certificate came into force on Monday.”

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Daily Telegraph, 6th April 2009

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2009/04/same-sex-couples-names-to-appear-on-birth-certificates-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 UK challenged the right to civil partnerships of gay couples abroad – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2008/12/uk-challenged-the-right-to-civil-partnerships-of-gay-couples-abroad-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2008/12/uk-challenged-the-right-to-civil-partnerships-of-gay-couples-abroad-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2008 09:21:44 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=15213 “The government attempted to prevent same-sex couples in other countries from gaining the right to enter into civil partnerships, the Guardian has learned.”

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The Guardian, 9th December 2008

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2008/12/uk-challenged-the-right-to-civil-partnerships-of-gay-couples-abroad-the-guardian/feed/ 1 How do gay couples divorce? – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2008/10/how-do-gay-couples-divorce-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2008/10/how-do-gay-couples-divorce-bbc-news/#comments Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:43:57 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=12702 “Comedian Matt Lucas and his partner Kevin McGree are splitting up, in what has been described as the first “gay divorce”. So what’s different about the break-up of a civil partnership?”

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BBC News Magazine, 24th October 2008

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2008/10/how-do-gay-couples-divorce-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Civil partner of Lucas set for £1m payout after split – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2008/10/civil-partner-of-lucas-set-for-1m-payout-after-split-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2008/10/civil-partner-of-lucas-set-for-1m-payout-after-split-the-independent/#comments Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:24:58 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=12549 “Britain’s first celebrity gay divorce was cleared by the courts yesterday when the comedian Matt Lucas was granted a legal separation from his partner in a case reported to be worth £15m.”

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The Independent, 23rd October 2008

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2008/10/civil-partner-of-lucas-set-for-1m-payout-after-split-the-independent/feed/ 0 Spouses and civil partners to receive more when partner dies without leaving a will – Ministry of Justice http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2008/08/spouses-and-civil-partners-to-receive-more-when-partner-dies-without-leaving-a-will-ministry-of-justice/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2008/08/spouses-and-civil-partners-to-receive-more-when-partner-dies-without-leaving-a-will-ministry-of-justice/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:07:23 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=9846 “Married couples and civil partners whose spouse or civil partner dies without leaving a will are to benefit from an increase in the statutory legacy under proposals published by the government today.”

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Ministry of Justice, 28th August 2008

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2008/08/spouses-and-civil-partners-to-receive-more-when-partner-dies-without-leaving-a-will-ministry-of-justice/feed/ 0 Payouts to same-sex partners of police officers killed on duty – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2008/08/payouts-to-same-sex-partners-of-police-officers-killed-on-duty-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2008/08/payouts-to-same-sex-partners-of-police-officers-killed-on-duty-daily-telegraph/#comments Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:36:32 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=9656 “The same-sex partners of police officers killed in the line of duty will get compensation payouts in an overhaul of the current system.”

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Daily Telegraph, 24th August 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2008/08/payouts-to-same-sex-partners-of-police-officers-killed-on-duty-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Paying to be discriminated against – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2008/07/paying-to-be-discriminated-against-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2008/07/paying-to-be-discriminated-against-the-guardian/#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:26:43 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=7640 “The decision in favour of a registrar who refused to deal with gay couples sets a hugely dangerous precedent.”

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The Guardian, 11th July 2008

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2008/07/paying-to-be-discriminated-against-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Registrar wins same-sex tribunal – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2008/07/registrar-wins-same-sex-tribunal-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2008/07/registrar-wins-same-sex-tribunal-bbc-news/#comments Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:14:22 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=7530 “A marriage registrar was bullied for refusing to conduct same-sex ceremonies, a tribunal has ruled.”

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BBC News, 10th July 2008

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2008/07/registrar-wins-same-sex-tribunal-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Despite recent controversy, civil partnerships have been a huge success – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2008/06/despite-recent-controversy-civil-partnerships-have-been-a-huge-success-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2008/06/despite-recent-controversy-civil-partnerships-have-been-a-huge-success-the-independent/#comments Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:23:08 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=6240 “Last month, a civil registrar who refuses to officiate at partnerships between same-sex couples, claiming it is ‘sinful’ and against her religion, brought a legal case that could have implications for ceremonies nationwide. ‘As a matter of religious conscience,’ Lillian Ladele said she couldn’t perform civil partnerships for gay couples and has accused North London’s Islington council of religious discrimination and victimisation because it asked her to continue performing them despite her views.”

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The Independent, 19th June 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2008/06/despite-recent-controversy-civil-partnerships-have-been-a-huge-success-the-independent/feed/ 0 Registrar sues for right not to marry gays – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2008/05/registrar-sues-for-right-not-to-marry-gays-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2008/05/registrar-sues-for-right-not-to-marry-gays-daily-telegraph/#comments Mon, 19 May 2008 08:29:21 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=5591 “A registrar is taking her employer to a tribunal this week to determine whether she can refuse to officiate at homosexual ‘weddings’ because of her religious beliefs.”

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Daily Telegraph, 18th May 2008

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2008/05/registrar-sues-for-right-not-to-marry-gays-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Forms pose discrimination risk, civil partners warned – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2007/12/forms-pose-discrimination-risk-civil-partners-warned-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2007/12/forms-pose-discrimination-risk-civil-partners-warned-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2007 09:42:30 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/forms-pose-discrimination-risk-civil-partners-warned-the-guardian/ “Gay and lesbian people who enter into civil partnerships are at risk of ‘forced outing’ through everyday activities such as taking out a bank loan, according to a report to be published tomorrow.”

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The Guardian, 4th December 2007

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2007/12/forms-pose-discrimination-risk-civil-partners-warned-the-guardian/feed/ 0 School cannot sack head in ‘gay marriage’ – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2007/08/school-cannot-sack-head-in-gay-marriage-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2007/08/school-cannot-sack-head-in-gay-marriage-daily-telegraph/#comments Mon, 13 Aug 2007 09:39:42 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/school-cannot-sack-head-in-gay-marriage-daily-telegraph/ “Lawyers have told the Roman Catholic Church that it cannot sack a Catholic headmaster who has entered a civil partnership with a male teacher.”

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Daily Telegraph, 13th August 2007

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2007/08/school-cannot-sack-head-in-gay-marriage-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Woman sentenced over bigamous same-sex partnership – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2007/08/woman-sentenced-over-bigamous-same-sex-partnership-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2007/08/woman-sentenced-over-bigamous-same-sex-partnership-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:49:05 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/2007/08/06/woman-sentenced-over-bigamous-same-sex-partnership-the-guardian/ “A mother of five who admitted entering into a civil partnership with another woman while still married was today given a suspended prison sentence.”

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The Guardian, 6th August 2007

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