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Supreme Court rules in favour of heterosexual couple in civil partnership fight

Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan challenged the law denied them a civil partnership

June 27, 2018 10:23
The Supreme Court ruled in favour of Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan
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A heterosexual Jewish couple have won their fight to enter a civil partnership after the UK’s highest court ruled that they have been discriminated against.

Rebecca Steinfeld, 36, and Charles Keidan, 40, launched a judicial review in December 2013 after rejecting traditional marriage, believing it to be sexist, and applying to register their union in a civil ceremony.

The Civil Partnership Act 2004 says only same-sex couples are eligible.

The panel of five Supreme Court justices, including the court’s president, Lady Hale, heard the couple’s case in May and announced their decision on Wednesday.