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Ruth Gaffney-Rhys

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31 AUG 2018

Recent cases relating to female genital mutilation Recent cases relating to female genital...
Female genital mutilation (FGM) was made a specific criminal offence in England, Wales and Northern Ireland by the Prohibition of Female Circumcision Act 1985 and is now regulated by the Female...
31 AUG 2018
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2 NOV 2017

Opposite-sex civil partnerships in England and Wales? Let's wait and see Opposite-sex civil partnerships in...
Ruth's article examines the decisions of the High Court and Court of Appeal in Steinfeld and Keidan v Secretary of State for Education [2016] EWHC 128 (Admin) and [2017] EWCA Civ...
2 NOV 2017
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12 JUN 2014

Same-sex marriage but not mixed-sex partnerships: should the Civil Partnership Act 2004 be extended to opposite-sex couples? [2014] CFLQ 173 Same-sex marriage but not mixed-sex...
Keywords: Civil partnerships – opposite-sex couples – equality – privacy – dignity – autonomy – human rights – PACS The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013, which was presented by the...
12 JUN 2014
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20 SEP 2011

M v B, A and S (by the Official Solicitor) - protecting vulnerable adults from being forced into marriage [2006] CFLQ 445 M v B, A and S (by the Official...
The Family Division of the High Court recently exercised its inherent jurisdiction to prevent a vulnerable adult from being force into marriage. This commentary explains why the prevention of forced...
20 SEP 2011
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20 SEP 2011

Sheffield City Council v E and Another - capacity to marry and the rights and responsibilities of married couples [2006] CFLQ 139 Sheffield City Council v E and Another -...
In Sheffield City Council v E and Another, the Family Division of the High Court recently held that an individual has capacity to marry if he or she understands the nature of the marriage contract, ie...
20 SEP 2011
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