Reforming the law on cohabitation

The Law Society Gazette reports that the Government is to consult on cohabitation reform. Asked by the House of Commons Justice Committee for a timetable on reform, Lord Ponsonby, Minister of State at MoJ, said that a formal consultation will be issued this year “to build public consensus on what cohabitation reform should look like” and that the Government did not share the previous administration’s view that cohabitation reform must wait until existing work on marriage and divorce law was concluded.

Further action on clergy criticized in Makin Review

On 25 February, the Church of England issued the Press Release Conclusion of Makin Review four-step process, which lists the clergy against whom disciplinary proceedings under the Clergy Discipline Measure will be brought. Continue reading →