On the 29th January 2016, the BBC reported that Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan have had their claim dismissed by Justice Andrews.
Amongst other arguments against their claim, the government fought the point that now that gay couples are able to marry, civil partnerships might well be abolished or phased out in the future. I would however note at this point that it was said at an earlier heading, that the future of civil partnerships had not been decided - with the government waiting to see ‘how extending marriage to same -sex couples impacts upon civil partnerships before reaching a decision on the future of civil partnerships’.
Justice Andrews also concluded in her ruling that: ”opposite-sex couples are not disadvantaged by the hiatus, because they can achieve exactly the same recognition of their relationship and the same rights, benefits and protections by getting married, as they always could,"
After the ruling, Ms Steinfeld said the government was "barring us, and many thousands of opposite-sex couples like us, from the choice of forming a civil partnership". Mr Keidan said "the fight goes on" and there was still a chance "for this wrong to be righted in time".
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