Briefing Papers

Briefing Paper for the Law Commission - December 2021.

---

Reports

When is a Wedding not a Marriage? Exploring non-legally binding ceremonies: Final Report - March 2022.

The imapct of Covid-19 on legal weddings and non-legally binding ceremonies - July 2022.

---

Blogs

• Your dream wedding might not be legal – time to update England’s old-fashioned marriage lawsLink opens in a new window - Law & The Conversation | August 2022
• How we marry is changing, and the law needs to keep upLink opens in a new window - Law & Religion UK | December 2021
• COVID Weddings: Why some couples got unoffically married during the pandemicLink opens in a new window - The Conversation | June 2021
• Why Meghan and Harry and many others choose to have two wedding ceremoniesLink opens in a new window - The Conversation | March 2021
• When is a wedding not a marriage? Exploring non-legally binding ceremoniesLink opens in a new window - Law & Religion UK | January 2021

---

Journal Articles

• Trying to get a piece of paper from City Hall? The availability, accessibility, and administration of the register office wedding Link opens in a new window wedding (Rebecca Probert, Stephanie Pywell, Rajnaara Akhtar, Sharon Blake, Tania Barton & Vishal Vora, (2022) Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law 2022
• The Importance of Being Authorized: The Genesis, Limitations, and Legacy of the Marriage Act 1898Link opens in a new window(Rebecca Probert, Rajnaara C Akhtar, Sharon Blake, Vishal Vora, Tania Barton (October 2021) Oxford Journal of Law and Religion| Volume 10, Issue 3, Pages 394–417