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Section 1(1) of the Civil Partnership Act (CPA) 2004 defines a civil partnership as a relationship between two people of the same sex which is formed when they register as civil partners of each other in England or Wales. With the coming into force of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013, same-sex couples have had the choice between marriage or civil partnership – a choice denied to opposite-sex couples. Ms Steinfeld and Mr Keidan argued that this violated Article 14 (discrimination) of the ECHR, together with Article 8 (respect for private and family life), and sought a declaration of incompatibility under section 4 of the Human Rights Act 1998. Before the Court of Appeal, the argument that their case did not come within the ambit of Article 8 was unanimously rejected; however, a majority held that the interference with their...