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It’s not always necessary to tell your partner everything. But when does secrecy become toxic? Most couples have a few things they keep from each other – the exact amount of money they earn, the back-up savings account they have – there’s nothing wrong with it and it helps maintain some independence, even within your […] More
Evidence-led domestic abuse cases HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (‘HMCPSI’) and HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (‘HMICFRS’) have published a joint report on ‘evidence-led’ domestic abuse cases (i.e. where the victim of domestic abuse decides not to support a prosecution), finding that the handling of such prosecutions requires improvement. OK, I […] More
Protection against stalking: I’ve long thought that to be the victim of stalking must be a particularly horrendous thing. To be constantly in fear and to have your personal life invaded by a stranger is a terrible blight to endure. Sometimes, of course, the victim can suffer for years. And on some occasions, as we […] More
Dealing with domestic abuse: Regular readers of this blog, and indeed regular followers of national news, will be aware of the Sally Challen case. Mrs Challen killed her husband Richard in 2010, by striking him repeatedly with a hammer. She was subsequently convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum tariff of […] More
As I’m sure you will be aware, the first opposite-sex couples to enter into civil partnerships in England and Wales tied the knot on New Year’s Eve (the media has been full of the news). I understand that both Scotland and Northern Ireland will shortly follow suit, but what follows relates primarily to just England […] More
Another way: civil partnerships law extended to same-sex couples Today scripts a momentous occasion extending the remit of Civil Partnerships law by virtue of the Civil Partnership, Marriages and Deaths (Registration) Act 2019 which now provides by virtue of Section 2 (1): “To persons who are not of the same sex to form a civil […] More
What are the myths of a common-law marriage? Nearly half of people in England and Wales believe that unmarried couples living together have the same rights and obligations as couples who are legally married or who have entered into a civil partnership. However, this could not be further from the truth. This is the myth […] More
The law on marriage and gender As we all know, marriages between same-sex couples have been legal since March 2014. Prior to that, the law specifically stated that a marriage between parties who were not respectively male and female was void. But what if a woman underwent gender reassignment surgery, transitioning from female to male, […] More
