Family Justice Council – 16th Annual Debate: Should cohabiting couples have the same financial rights and responsibilities as those who are married/in a Civil Partnership?

FamilyPresident of the Family DivisionSir Andrew McFarlaneFamily Justice CouncilNews

The Family Justice Council is holding its 16th Annual Debate and panel discussion on Thursday, 7 December 2023, from 5.30pm to 7.30pm. The event will take place at a venue in London in person and will be live streamed via MS Teams.

The motion for this year’s debate reads:

Should cohabiting couples have the same financial rights and responsibilities as those who are married/ In a Civil Partnership?

The event will be chaired by Sir Andrew McFarlane, President of the Family Division and Chair of the Family Justice Council. The panel speakers will be announced shortly.

We aim to achieve attendance of a cross-section of all the key professions working in the family justice system and welcome applications from those who represent the interests of service users.

Please click here to register your attendance at the event. You will be asked to indicate whether you wish to attend in person or online via MS Teams.

Registration for the event will close on Monday 27 November 2023 for in person attendees and on Monday 4 December 2023 for online attendees.

As spaces at the venue are limited, we will inform those applicants who have requested to attend in person whether they have been successful by 30 November 2023.

An MS Teams link will be sent to applicants requesting to attend online in due course.