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R (on the application of Steinfeld and Keiden) v Secretary of State for the International Development (in substitution for the Home Secretary and the Education Secretary) [2018] UKSC 32

Appeal concerning whether different sex couples are discriminated against by not being allowed to enter into a civil partnership. The Supreme Court unanimously held that they were and declared the CPA incompatible with the ECHR

Read the judgment and official press summary on the Supreme Court website.

Judgment, published: 28/06/2018

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R (on the application of Steinfeld and Keiden) v Secretary of State for the International Development (in substitution for the Home Secretary and the Education Secretary) [2018] UKSC 32
Supreme Court decision making a declaration that ss.1 and 3 Civil Partnership Act 2004, to the extent that they preclude a different-sex couple from entering into a civil partnership, are incompatible with article 14 taken in conjunction with article 8 ECHR. Case note, 28/06/2018, members only

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Published: 28/06/2018

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