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Coming out as gay, like Phillip Schofield after years of marriage, could lead to a legal nightmare, so what happens next?
After years of marriage, coming out as gay, when you’re married and with children could have legal repercussions. We asked Stephanie Kyriacou and Matt Parr, associates at law firm Shakespeare Martineau, to outline what happens next. Coming out as gay, what are the next steps? At the start of February, television personality Phillip Schofield revealed that […]
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Can gay men donate bone marrow?
A reader asks our legal expert, Matt Parr whether as a gay man, he can donate bone marrow.
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Everything you need to know about wills and inheritance if you’re LGBT+
This month legal expert, Matt Parr tells us everything we need to know about wills and inheritance – especially if you’re lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.
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LEGAL ADVICE | How do my partner and I dissolve our civil partnership, if one of us lives abroad?
A reader asks our legal experts for advice on how to dissolve a civil partnership when one of them lives outside the UK. Megan Bennie, a solicitor at Grayfords Law looks into the case. Dear Legal Clinic, Hello. I have me tried in many ways to obtain the necessary information with no success. I hope you can […]
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LEGAL CLINIC | Following the Turing Law, Am I entitled to claim for unfair dismissal and wrongful imprisonment?
A reader asks now that the Turing Law is a reality, can he claim for unfair dismissal from the army and wrongful imprisonment.
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ADVICE | I don’t have a will, does this affect my partner should I die?
A reader asks whether not having a will, will affect his partner of 6 years will inherit should he die unexpectedly.
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Is there a difference between Civil Partnerships and marriage?
Is there a difference between being a civil partner and a married person? Andrew Smith, Associate Solicitor for Blacks Solicitors’ Family Law team, specialises in LGBT legal work and is a huge supporter of the community answers the questions. What are the legal differences between a civil partnership and a marriage? “There are very few […]
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LEGAL CLINIC | I need to dissolve my civil partnership but my partner has been missing for years
A reader asks how he might go about legally separating from his civil partner after a number of years of separation, the only problem the partner is uncontactable. We asked the lawyers for their advice. Dear Legal Clinic “I’ve entered into a civil partnership about ten years ago with a guy from Poland and have […]
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LEGAL CLINIC | Do I have rights to a house I’ve paid into but is not in my name?
This week a reader asks whether if he’ll have rights to a house that he’s paid into along with his husband, once their civil partnership has been dissolved. A solicitor from law firm, Grayfords reassures that he does have rights. My partner and I have been together since 2001 (civil partnership in 2009). I have […]
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LEGAL CLINIC | My college says I need to use the toilet of my birth gender
This week a trans reader asks about her right to use the toilet of her choice rather than the one that corresponds with the gender on her birth certificate. Louise Neville, Associate Solicitor at QualitySolicitors Acklam Bond looks at the legal situation. Dear TGUK, I’ve recently started at a new college in the UK […]
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LEGAL ADVICE | My ex-employer is telling old co-workers that I have HIV
A concerned reader asks what his rights are since learning that his ex-employers are telling co-workers about his HIV status. Sarah Nolan, Head of Commercial & Employment Law at QualitySolicitors Jackson Canter answers. Dear Legal Team, I had to leave my job after I disclosed that I am HIV+. When I was first diagnosed […]