Junaid Manzoor and Tara Wrenne bring marriage action

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Junaid Manzoor and Tara Wrenne brought a High Court judicial review action over their plans to marry. The proceedings were reported on 16 June 2020. They said the Civil Registration Service had not allowed them to proceed or decided whether their proposed marriage was one of convenience. The couple strongly denied any suggestion that they were involved in a marriage of convenience.

The couple sought an order requiring the registrar in Cork to decide whether they could marry, along with declarations that the process was unlawful and discriminatory. Justice Charles Meenan granted permission to bring the challenge on an ex-parte basis, with the matter listed to return in July.