Sentences with phrase «by civil partners»
Time will tell if they are to be sitting ducks for potential claims by civil partners and same sex spouses in similar situations to Mr Walker, or whether they will be afforded protection in line with the Court of Appeal's 2015 decision.
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The estimates provided above are based on the latest available national information on deaths collected from national civil registration systems of deaths, with the underlying cause of death captured by the national authority or partner organizations.
(1) Any customer who enters into a contract with an invention promoter and who is found by a court to have been injured by any material false or fraudulent statement or representation, or any omission of material fact, by that invention promoter (any agent, employee, director, officer, partner, or independent contractor of such invention promoter), or by the failure of that invention promoter to disclose such information as required under subsection (a), may recover in a civil action against the invention promoter (or the officers, directors, or partners of such invention promoter), in addition to reasonable costs and attorneys» fees --
At the same time local authorities etc. are changing forms to remove references to marriage and husband, wife, spouse being more and more replaced by partner or conflating «married» and «civil partner» together.
And I wish especially to emphasize that in the framework of civil unions already in place in France, there is no reason that our concern for protecting partners would cause us to put in question the institution of marriage in the radical way implied by the authorization of homosexual marriage.
FAO can coordinate, at global level, the initiatives, activities and projects on food losses waste reduction by partnering with UN agencies, other international organizations, and worldwide stakeholders, including the private sector and civil society.
The CGIAR Research Program for Rice, known as the Global Rice Science Partnership (GRiSP), is a partnership coordinated by six research - for - development organizations that bring together over 900 partners from the academic, public, private, and civil society sectors with a stake in the rice development sector.
During a long period of research and drafting by civil servants, the proposals were strongly opposed by a lobby of children's and women's organisations on the grounds that any change would be an invitation to violent men to abuse their partners.
By: Shannon Ralph Recent statistics out of Britain suggest that same - sex civil partners are less likely to divorce than straight married people.
The partners of the company were all living in Liberia and were displaced by civil war, and fled to the United States with nothing but the shirts on their backs.
He aims to inform the public, liaise with other members of the academic community, work with civil society actors engaged in arms control and partner with governments to discuss the moral issues introduced by new technology and collaborate on design proposals.
«While we acknowledge that there are considerable practical challenges associated with extending entitlement to unmarried couples, awarding Bereavement Support Payment only to those who lose a spouse or civil partner appears hard to reconcile with the definition of family adopted by the government in the Family Test and the position adopted within other benefits,» a report from the committee concluded.
Table 6A Civil Partnerships registered in 2015 classified by age difference of partners in years and percentage
Table 2A Civil Partnerships registered in 2015 classified by previous civil status and average age of parCivil Partnerships registered in 2015 classified by previous civil status and average age of parcivil status and average age of partners
Table 2B Civil Partnerships registered in 2015 classified by previous civil status and average age of male parCivil Partnerships registered in 2015 classified by previous civil status and average age of male parcivil status and average age of male partners
The Tories would achieve the tax break by allowing some people who are married or in a civil partnership to transfer part of their tax - free personal allowance to their spouse or partner.
Table 4A Civil Partnerships registered in 2015 classified by older male partner's age and younger male partner's relative age
Table 5A Civil Partnerships registered in 2015 classified by older female partner's age and younger female partner's relative age
«We did not stop at just implementing the recommendations; we also successfully passed an operational audit conducted by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority's Flight Safety Group and its foreign partners.
The NASUWT - the Teachers» Union has written to the Secretary of State for Education to demand that there is immediate implementation for teachers of the decision relayed to the NASUWT by HM Treasury to equalise adult survivor benefits in public service pension schemes for same - sex married and civil partners.
The document said the Conservatives would take the family home out of inheritance tax for all but the richest by raising the effective threshold for married couples and civil partners to # 1million.
1000 - Cabinet Office - New network launched: What Works is a product of civil service reform and open public services programmes, led by Open Public Services with ESRC, and other partners.
he NASUWT, the largest teachers» Union today highlighted the discrimination faced by same sex married couples and civil partners with regard to their survivor pension benefits.
«Partners unable to enter into a civil marriage, and their children, lack basic legal protections taken for granted by married couples.»
«At this juncture, it has become necessary to ask all conscionable representatives of the Nigerian people, civil society activities, labour and its social partners, to stand up and be counted, by discharging their civic responsibility of exposing what is undoubtedly another hot pursuit against the Roghinga's of 21st century.
Mr Cameron also defends his latest tax policy, a transferable allowance between married couples (and civil partners) which will benefit four million couples by up to # 150 a year, in the same terms.
PINK NEWS - Apr 3 - A poll released by Gaydar today says a fifth of its users are planning to become someone's civil partner in the next year.
When I first read those words, in a 2004 New York Times book review by Samuel Freedman, it was a Eureka moment — to know that the great civil rights leader appreciated not just the significance of an education but the dangers of partnering with an education system that was still very much a white - run institution.
In addition to the formal Rio +20 outcome, a significant number of voluntary commitments were made by governments, businesses and other civil society partners in the lead - up to Rio and at Rio itself.
At this Forum — attended by over 1600 participants, including 120 Ministers and many partners from civil society, academia, foundations, the private sector and other — the world spoke with one voice to affirm that education is a public good, a fundamental human right and a shared responsibility.
This report, co-authored by Safal Partners and Public Impact for the National Charter School Resource Center, examines federal requirements under civil rights laws and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and state laws governing charter school recruitment, retention, enrollment of EL students and their accountability for EL student performance; requirements and current challenges related to EL data reporting; and whether existing laws are adequate to address the needs of this growing population of ELs in charter schools.
Inspired by over two hundred and fifty documented accounts of the women who fought in the Civil War while disguised as men, I Shall Be Near To You is the intimate story, in Rosetta's powerful and gorgeous voice, of the drama of marriage, one woman's amazing exploits, and the tender love story that can unfold when two partners face life's challenges side by side.
The federal Defense of Marriage Act (which is being challenged in the courts) does not allow joint returns by partners to a civil union, so the IITA does not allow joint returns either.
Our significant methane reduction achievement on the Norwegian Continental Shelf will form the basis for our contribution to this joint effort by partners from industry, government and civil society.
«A blog on developments in California civil procedure authored by a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.»
James is recommended as an up - and - coming junior for civil fraud by Chambers & Partners.
The Austria civil litigation attorneys at Lansky, Ganzger + partner are distinguished by a history of successful civil litigation claim recoveries.
The Firm's Partners have been recognized as one of «The Best Lawyers in America» one of the Legal Elite by Florida Trend magazine and Board Certified by the National Board of Trial both Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Florida Bar.
People who are not married or civil partners are not protected by the Equality Act 2010.
Community engagement and stakeholder collaboration increasingly drive the Society's access to justice work through local and national A2J networks such as partnering with United Way Halifax and participation in CBA - NS Law Day, Access to Justice Week and a roundtable hosted by the Action Committee on Access to Civil and Family Justice.
This will mean that by 2020 - 21 married couples / civil partners would need to have collective estates worth over # 1m before IHT becomes chargeable as each spouse / civil partner will have their own NRB plus a RNRB of around # 175,000.
As identified by Commissioner Blair QC in the Royal Court decision of In the Matter of L [2015] JRC119, there is «a lacuna in Jersey's law of ancillary relief» because the Royal Court has no statutory power to set aside a disposal by a non-compliant spouse or civil partner determined to put assets beyond the reach of his or her estranged partner.
Thereafter, he was a partner in a private law practice with Warren Hehl followed by a partnership with Joseph Garrubo where he was well known for his extensive civil and criminal litigation expertise.
Founded in 1981 by managing partner George Fleming, the firm focuses on representing individuals in civil trials and appeals.
When issues between civil partners can't be resolved by agreement, the Court can adjudicate on how property and pensions should be divided out or how much maintenance should be paid by one partner to the other — much the same way as if the couple were married and divorcing.
Upon her partner's death, Ms McLaughlin claimed Bereavement Payment and Widowed Parent's Allowance, but was refused both benefits by the DSD because she was neither married to nor a civil partner of Mr Adams at the date of his death.
Alison Wilson Qualified: 2005 Made partner: 2014 Key cases: Advising a major bank on an FCA investigation into its handling of PPI complaints; advising Standard Chartered Bank in its successful claim against the Ceylon Petroleum Company in connection with oil derivatives; advising a major bank on a multijurisdictional fraud perpetrated against it by a hedge fund manager, including civil claims and associated criminal investigations.
What about the Quebec case nicknamed «Eric v Lola» about the support obligation for the ex-life partner (who are not married or civil spouses), which was heard by the Court in January?
There you are, just trying to supplement your meager civil servant's salary by doing a little moonlighting, and you have to go and choose a «business partner» who isn't who he says he is, ruining your whole plan.
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