Justice secretary Alex Norris is facing backlash from senior legal figures on plans to give unmarried couples court-enforced rights after three years of cohabitation, passed on to him by predecessor David Lammy. The government is currently consulting on proposals to reform British couples’ cohabitation rights, which would give the courts power to intervene when unmarried [...]
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August 12, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Lammy’s cohabitation rules threaten unmarried couples with ‘horrendous’ court costs
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