Humanist weddings (lack of) again

The Guardian reports that two couples intend to sue the Government over the failure to make provision for humanist wedding ceremonies in England and Wales. Regular readers will recall R (Harrison & Ors) v Secretary of State for Justice [2020] EWHC 2096 (Admin), in which the claimants argued that the fact that legal recognition of religious wedding ceremonies under English law did not extend to weddings carried out in accordance with their humanist beliefs discriminated against them unjustifiably and breached their Convention rights under Article 9 ECHR. Continue reading →