Tag: Civil Partnership Act
But judges say civil partnership discrimination is not sustainable.
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Appeal Court rules against heterosexual civil partnerships
But judges say civil partnership discrimination is not sustainable.
A High Court judge, Mrs Justice Andrews DBE, this morning ruled that the government’s discrimination against opposite-sex couples by denying them access to civil partnerships is legitimate and justified.
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High Court rules against heterosexual civil partnerships
A High Court judge, Mrs Justice Andrews DBE, this morning ruled that the government’s discrimination against opposite-sex couples by denying them access to civil partnerships is legitimate and justified.
Waheed Alli today secured a government review of occupational pensions scheme for same-sex couples during the final debate in the House of Lords on the Equal Marriage Bill.
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Lord Alli reaches deal with government on review for same-sex pension rights
Waheed Alli today secured a government review of occupational pensions scheme for same-sex couples during the final debate in the House of Lords on the Equal Marriage Bill.
Christopher Robson, who has died aged 72, said when the Civil Partnership Act was passed in 2010 that he and his partner Bill Foley had spent half of their 35-year relationship as criminals in the eyes of the State before homosexuality was decriminalised in 1993.
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Committed advocate for gay law reform
Christopher Robson, who has died aged 72, said when the Civil Partnership Act was passed in 2010 that he and his partner Bill Foley had spent half of their 35-year relationship as criminals in the eyes of the State before homosexuality was decriminalised in 1993.
Social Protection minister Joan Burton is drafting legislation to address a legal problem where transgender people can only enter a civil partnership if their new gender was recognised abroad.
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Transgender woman becomes first to enter Irish same-sex partnership
Social Protection minister Joan Burton is drafting legislation to address a legal problem where transgender people can only enter a civil partnership if their new gender was recognised abroad.
The Civil Partnership Act, which came into law at the start of the year, contains glaring omissions governing the rights of children and the protection of the family home, according to a report published this afternoon.
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Group calls for equal marriage rights
The Civil Partnership Act, which came into law at the start of the year, contains glaring omissions governing the rights of children and the protection of the family home, according to a report published this afternoon.