Could this be the end of marriage?

Mark Sage Associate TLT LLP

Over the next two days the High Court in London will consider whether a heterosexual couple can enter into a civil partnership.

So far civil partnerships have only been available to same-sex couples. Charles Keidan and Rebecca Steinfeld are asking the court to allow them to enter a civil partnership and in practice campaigning for a change in law to make it available to all couples.

The case began in 2014 when Mr Keidan and Ms Steinfeld were refused permission by a registrar to enter into a civil partnership.

As a result of the refusal the couple decided to take the government to court and have sought a review of the law on the basis that it breached the European Convention on Human Rights (Art 14) which states that everyone should be treated equally under the law without discrimination on any ground. They also say that the refusal to allow them to participate in a civil partnership amounts to discrimination breaching their right to a family life under Art 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

The Civil Partnership Act 2004 was...

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