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In my previous blog, I discussed the case of Akhter v Khan which concerned an Islamic wedding ceremony known as a Nikah, which had taken place in a London restaurant. The High Court had held that the ceremony amounted to a voidable marriage under section 11 Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, as opposed to a ‘non-marriage’. This

The Civil Partnership Act 2004 was introduced to provide a legal mechanism to recognise same-sex relationships and this same legislation specifically prohibited opposite-sex couples from entering into civil partnerships. Since 2013 same-sex couples have been able to marry.  The two systems of marriage and civil partnership have continued side by side for same-sex couples, whilst