R (Steinfeld) v Secretary of State for Education

Subject Matter

HUMAN RIGHTS — Respect for family life — Discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation — Legislative change permitting same-sex couples choice of marriage or civil partnership — Legislation preventing heterosexual couple from entering into civil partnership — Whether discriminatory of opposite-sex couples in enjoyment of Convention right to respect for family life — Whether legislation incompatible with Convention rights — Human Rights Act 1998 (c 42), s 4, Sch 1, Pt I, arts 8, 14 — Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c 33), ss 1, 3(1) — Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (c 30), s 1(1)

[2016] EWHC 128 (Admin); [2016] 4 WLR 41; [2016] 4 All ER 421; [2016] 1 FLR 1034; [2016] WLR (D) 64, QBD

HUMAN RIGHTS — Respect for family life — Discrimination on ground of sexual orientation — Legislative change permitting same sex couples choice of marriage or civil partnership — Legislation preventing opposite sex couple from entering into civil partnership — Whether prohibition on opposite sex couples entering civil partnership within ambit of Convention right to respect for family life — Whether discrimination against opposite sex couples in enjoyment of Convention right — Whether justified — Whether legislation incompatible with Convention rights — Human Rights Act 1998 (c 42), s 4, Sch 1, Pt I, arts 8, 14 — Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c 33), ss 1, 3(1)(a) — Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (c 30), s 1(1)

[2017] EWCA Civ 81; [2018] QB 519; [2017] 3 WLR 1237; [2017] 4 All ER 47; [2017] 2 FLR 692; [2017] WLR (D) 123, CA

HUMAN RIGHTS — Respect for family life — Discrimination on ground of sexual orientation — Legislative change permitting same sex couples choice of marriage or civil partnership — Legislation preventing different sex couples from entering into civil partnership — Whether discrimination against different sex couples in enjoyment of Convention right to respect for family life justified — Whether legislation incompatible with Convention rights — Whether declaration of incompatibility to be granted — Human Rights Act 1998 (c 42), s 4, Sch 1, Pt I, arts 8, 14 — Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c 33), ss 1, 3(1)(a)

[2018] UKSC 32; [2020] AC 1; [2018] 3 WLR 415; [2018] 4 All ER 1; [2018] 2 FLR 906; [2018] WLR (D) 403; Case details, SC(E)

Appellate History

Commentary

Transparency Project
About that civil partnership case …. Case comment

Blackstones Civil Practice 2023
Articles of the Convention Incorporated into the Human Rights Act 1998 - Article 14: prohibition of discrimination in enjoyment of Convention rights 91.29