Pride month: how far has the law come?

The road to justice hasn’t been smooth for the LGBTQ+ communities, and today the road remains uncertain. While we haven’t reached total equality, we wanted to mark Pride Month and celebrate how far things have come, as well as consider how much there’s still to do for LGBTQ+ families when it comes to their legal ...

2025-06-02T10:13:40+01:00June 2nd, 2025|Gay marriage|

Same-sex marriage – 10 years on

This year, on 29 March 2024, marks ten years since the first same-sex marriage took place in England and Wales.  The passing of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 was the result of the tireless efforts of LGBTQ+ campaigners to ensure that same-sex couples have the same rights and protections in law as those ...

2024-06-18T10:46:34+01:00June 18th, 2024|Gay marriage, Same-sex couples|

Civil partnerships vs marriage – a consideration

What’s the difference between marriage and civil partnership? It’s a question that family lawyers are often asked, and here we’re taking a look at that very question as we come to the end of February and LGBTQ+ History Month 2023.  Until the passing of The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill in 2013, civil partnership was ...

2024-01-11T14:33:30+00:00February 27th, 2023|Cohabitation, Gay marriage|
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