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Cohabiting Couples and what to do with the property when it does not work?

Agata Osińska 17 November 2023

The recent announcement at the Labour Party conference by the shadow attorney-general Emily Thornberry MP has re-highlighted the importance of reform of rights of cohabitants. An increasing number of couples are deciding to cohabit rather than enter into a marriage or a civil partnership. According to the Research Briefing published

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Civil Partnerships – Home and Abroad

Lucy Greenwood 22 March 2022

The English Perspective Civil partnerships were initially introduced in England in 2004 for same sex couples, who were unable to marry. Although the legal rights for civil partners were akin to those of married couples, same sex marriage was introduced ten years later, in 2014. Whilst this long-awaited legislation was

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Heterosexual Civil Partnerships

Lucy Greenwood 1 March 2022

This article updates answers in 2022  regarding points originally posed to Lucy Greenwood by BBB in February 2020, shortly after heterosexual civil partnerships were introduced to England. An international/multinational couple who enter into a civil partnership either because they are over the romantic/proposal phase or over the age for weddings

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Til Death Do Us Part?

Lucy Greenwood 18 February 2020

On 31 December 2019 England* introduced heterosexual civil partnerships.  Prior to then only same- sex couples could enter civil partnerships in England. There seems to be much confusion and misunderstanding caused by the introduction of heterosexual civil partnerships in England. Q: An international/multinational couple who enter into a civil partnership

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EU Matrimonial Property Regime Regulation

Prof David Hodson OBE KC(Hons) MCIArb 29 October 2018

The Regulation The EU Matrimonial Property Regulation is 2016/1103 with a full title of Council Regulation of 24 June 2016 implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of jurisdiction, applicable law and the recognition and enforcement of decisions in matters of Matrimonial Property regimes.  It should be read alongside Council Regulation

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English Civil Partnerships may not be recognised abroad

Prof David Hodson OBE KC(Hons) MCIArb 3 January 2018

Civil partnership was introduced into English law by 2004 legislation for same-sex couples.  It was then anticipated it would answer the need for same-sex couples to have a civil state registered relationship but short of same-sex marriage.  It was treated in law as equivalent of marriage.  Within a decade, in

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