Jun 9, 2021 | Bullet Point Update
The essentials From 30th June couples will be able to enter mixed-sex civil partnerships. The term “mixed-sex” is perhaps not as transparent as “opposite sex” or “different sex” but was purposefully chosen by the Scottish Government on the basis that “mixed-sex” was...
Oct 31, 2019 | Bullet Point Update
The Bullet Point Update back in August 2016 – headed “coupledom revisited” – outlined the Scottish Government’s consultation about the fact that while same sex couples could enter into a “civil partnership” together different-sex couples could not. That...
Aug 17, 2016 | Bullet Point Update
Background In Scotland we have the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977, the Civil Partnership Act 2004 and the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014. The 1977 Act concerns marriage between opposite sex couples and the 2004 Act concerns civil partnerships between...
Jul 29, 2013 | Bullet Point Update
The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill (“the Bill”) was introduced to the Scottish Parliament last month. This Note looks at the main changes which the Bill contains by outlining the current position and then going on to look at some of the main things the...
Mar 14, 2012 | Bullet Point Update
For couples who are married, or for same-sex couples in civil partnerships, the law provides a fairly comprehensive scheme governing property matters on dissolution of the relationship. For couples simply living together (whether opposite sex or same sex) the law used...
