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Parkside Chambers | Hong Kong, South Africa | 8 Nov 2023
NF v R - Woman in same-sex marriage providing egg for RIVF of her birth mother partner declared child’s “parent at common law”
Nigel Kat SC, instructed by Patricia Ho and Associates and leading Shaphan Marwah, represented the Applicant birth mother (NF/B) as next friend of…
ONC Lawyers | Hong Kong | 26 Sep 2023
Court of Final Appeal declared lack of alternative framework for legal recognition of same-sex partnerships unconstitutional and gave the Government two years to fix it
On 5 September 2023, the Court of Final Appeal (“CFA”), the highest court in Hong Kong, handed down a landmark judgment in Sham Tsz…
ONC Lawyers | Hong Kong | 26 Sep 2023
政府缺乏承认同性关系的替代法律框架被裁违宪，终审法院限两年内纠正
于2023年9月5日，香港终审法院在岑子杰对律政司司长 [2023] HKCFA 28一案作出了重要裁决。终审法院以3比2大多数裁定，政府违反了在《香港人权法案》…
ONC Lawyers | Hong Kong | 26 Sep 2023
政府缺乏承認同性關係的替代法律框架被裁違憲，終審法院限兩年內糾正
於2023年9月5日，香港終審法院在岑子杰對律政司司長 [2023] HKCFA 28一案作出了重要裁決。終審法院以3比2大多數裁定，政府違反了在《香港人權法案》第…
Tanner De Witt | Hong Kong | 5 Sep 2023
Court of Final Appeal: Government must provide alternative means of recognising same-sex partnership
On 5 September 2023, the Court of Final Appeal in Sham Tsz Kit v Secretary for Justice [2023] HKCFA 28 ruled that the absence of alternative means of…
Lexology PRO | Asia-Pacific, European Union, France, etc. | 19 Dec 2022
Employment: key updates and developments (13 – 19 Dec)
US legislation protects marriage rights in the workplace, UK trade unions challenge “anti-strike” agency worker legislation, and Air France’s dress code is found to be discriminatory – plus other key updates.
Tanner De Witt | Hong Kong | 14 Nov 2022
Questions regarding same-sex marriage to be heard in the Court of Final Appeal
On 10 November 2022, the Court of Appeal granted leave to appeal against its judgment in Sham Tsz Kit (岑子杰) v Secretary for Justice [2022] HKCA 1247…
A G Paphitis & Co | Cyprus | 28 Jul 2022
Same-sex marriage – civil partnerships in Cyprus
The Law on Civil Partnerships confers the possibility to "two heterosexual or homosexual persons" to conclude a "written agreement", known as a "civil partnership agreement", in Cyprus. Same-sex couples can also celebrate their marriage in Cyprus without any discrimination. The procedure is simple, meaning that even tourists on holiday in Cyprus can celebrate their marriage.
MME Legal Tax Compliance | Switzerland | 19 May 2022
“Marriage for everyone” comes into force on 1 July 2022
From 1 July 2022, marriage in Switzerland will be open to all individuals, regardless of their gender or sexual orientation.
MME Legal Tax Compliance | Switzerland | 19 May 2022
Ehe für alle tritt am 1. Juli 2022 in Kraft
Ab dem 1. Juli 2022 steht die Ehe in der Schweiz neu Allen Personen offen, unabhängig ihres Geschlechts oder ihrer sexuellen Orientierung.
