Tag: Court of Appeal
Gay man wins landmark legal battle over husband’s pension rights
John Walker has defeated the government in a case that could change the lives of thousands of same-sex couples.
A gay man has won a landmark legal battle to give his husband the same pension rights as a wife would receive.
Ex-cavalry officer John Walker, 66, was told by Court of Appeal judges two years ago that his attempt to claim equal pension rights for his husband had failed because his pension had been accrued before civil partnerships were recognised by...
Heterosexual couple lose court battle to have civil partnership
The Court of Appeal has ruled against a couple fighting for straight civil partnerships.
A couple from London, Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan, have been in a legal battle for three years to be granted a civil partnership as an alternative to marriage, which they believe has “sexist” and “patriarchal” connotations.
The couple first applied for a civil partnership notice in 2014, before being rejected.
Civil partnerships were brought in back in 2004 under Tony Blair’s New Labour government, allowing legally binding...
