Ince Metcalfes News, Bulletins & Events
Legal Bulletins
Implications of forming a Civil Partnership on your Will
Private Client – Jan 2020
Following the Supreme Court ruling in 2018, it is now legal for heterosexual couples to form a civil partnership. Civil partnerships, which were introduced in 2005, only allowed homosexual couples to be civil partners. A civil partnership offers the same legal protections as a marriage when it comes to property, pension, inheritance and tax entitlements.
News
Civil partnerships: an alternative to marriage for all couples
January 02, 2020It is estimated that around two thirds of cohabiting couples incorrectly believe they have the same rights as married couples or couples in a civil partnership. New legislation in this area provides a...