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.