Civil partnership in the United Kingdom

partner can seek dissolution of the partnership instead. One of the main differences which might appear significant is the fact that adultery is not a ground for dissolution. However, the fact of irrational behaviour is a ground for dissolution, and the court is likely to find sexual unfaithfulness to be unreasonable behaviour. It seems therefore that only very rarely indeed will the legal difference have this significance. In the case of Lawrence v Gallagher (2012) was the first report which dealt with finance issues about dissolution of a civil partnership. The Court of Appeal confirmed that the approach based on same principles of the division of assets on divorce can be concluded…

valid, (Mary Welstead, Family Law, 2013). It is illegal for anyone to get married solely for the purpose of getting, or helping someone to get, permanent residence in the United Kingdom. There are stiff fines and possible jail terms for people who are convicted of this crime. However, we would be foolish not to address the fact that many people attempt to fake a marriage to obtain a British citizenship. The UK government is right to take measures against sham or bogus marriages. According to an…

Scottish legal system is divided into two different parts i.e. the civil justice system and the criminal justice system. Both the systems have their own set of rules and procedures, courts and systems. Legal disputes between the private individuals in areas like family law, company law, partnership law, law of banking and finance, consumer law and likewise are resolved by the civil justice system whereas the criminal justice system looks into serious crimes, murder, drug trafficking and similar…

On 29th October 2015 Prime Minister Turnbull committed Australia to joining the Open Government Partnership, launching a public consultation to develop an Australian National Action Plan for open government. Australia has a long and proud history of open government, being one of the most transparent, accountable and engaged democracies in the world, but there is always more to be done. Through consultation the Australian National Action Plan will ideally include ambitious actions that support…

plans to invade Persia, which had “dominated the whole world from India westwards to Greece” for two centuries. Due to the success in his conquests, he is almost universally referred to as Alexander the Great. His fame, however, has obscured the accomplishments of his father. In reality, without his father’s work, Alexander may not have been able to carry out his invasion of Persia. Although Alexander’s achievements are incredible, he is given too much credit for Macedonia’s success, and his…

and magnitude of self-censorship. My analysis on self-censorship in this essay will be in the context of the artistic works produced by both “western” countries including Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom, and “eastern” countries such as Turkey, Morocco, Singapore, and China. One significant complication that arises when analyzing self-censorship…

As we established in class, the key tenets of civilizations are a written and spoken language, city-state with a government, and a code of law. Following the collapse of the Roman Empire in West 476 AD, one can see these developments in three important civilizations. The Byzantine, Muslim, and the Frankish Kingdoms. The Byzantine Empire was the first of Rome's great heirs to civilization. In many ways, Byzantium was a continuance of Rome, as it was founded by the emperor Constantine in 324 AD.…

Equality Act was enacted on 1st of October, 2010 by the government of the UK. This Act covers over 116 different legislations for providing a comprehensive legal framework to safeguard the individual’s rights and provide equal opportunity to everyone. This single Act ensures equal employment accessibility to public and private services, without differentiating the individuals on the basis of protected characteristics such as age, gender, physical or mental disability, marriage or civil…

The relationship between the United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK) is made special by its virtual removal of the possibility of conflict between the two nations. It lives within an individualistic security system in which these states share collective meanings that provide them mutually understood identities and interests, increasing the possibility of collective action during a time of active threats. Because of this process of socialization, the United States and the United Kingdom…

New Look New Look, Private Limited Company, is a British global fashion retailer. It was founded by Tom Singh in wellington, Somerset, United Kingdom in 1969. Since the founding the company has expanded and now have more than 852 stores globally, including countries like Belgium, France, South Korea, Arab Emirates, Russia, and others, 759 of the stores are operated directly by New Look Group Limited, and the rest are operated by franchise partners, with over 30,000 staff in total. And they are…