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Law Commission begins consultation into new rights for unmarried couples
New rights for unmarried couples mooted

Unmarried couples who live together could be given new rights to inherit property after a death or divide assets when they separate, under plans unveiled today. The Law Commission has launched a consultation into cohabitation to see how UK legislation can be amended to properly reflect a society where approximately two millions couples now live… Read more »

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Government faces first legal challenge over police merger plans
Police merger plans face legal challenge

Cleveland police authority has today launched a legal challenge against the government’s plans to merge it with two others to create a ‘super force’ in the north east. The plans are part of a wider restructuring to cut the number of forces in England and Wales from 43 to just 12, in the wake of… Read more »