Civil Partnership may be bar to same sex marriage

A gay couple are considering legal action against the government as it may not be possible to convert a civil partnership to marriage, once the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 comes into force. The current law will require couples ...

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18.02.2014

Church wedding bells to ring for all by summer 2014

After many years of both expectation and anticipation The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill made its final journey through Parliament, receiving Royal Assent on 17 July 2013. The Royal Assent places the final seal on a modern law and has ...

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25.07.2013

Pre-nuptial agreements after NG v KR [2008] – are they worth it?

We consider the recent case of NG v KR (Pre-nuptial contract) [2008] Practitioners are more frequently being approached to prepare pre-nuptial contracts.  While our first statement to our client is ‘they are not legally binding in this jurisdiction’, this statement ...

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18.02.2009