Type: Judgment

Authority: National Courts United Kingdom Supreme Court

Date: 08/30/2018

Subject: The decision of the United Kingdom Supreme Court recognizes the right of a non married woman, who lived together with her partner for over 23 years and with whom she had four children, to be granted a social benefit reserved by National legislation only for married couples

Parties:  In the matter of an application by Siobhan McLaughlin for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland)

Original language: English

Classification: Freedoms - Art. 7 Privacy - Art. 9 Right to found a family - Art. 17 Right to property - Equality - Art. 21 Non discrimination

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