Applications by Cohabitants
March 17, 2014Family Law – Cohabitation In the case of Patel v Vigh and another [2003] the parties commenced cohabitation in 1984. In 1989 the parties moved into a property, with the […]
Family Law – Cohabitation In the case of Patel v Vigh and another [2003] the parties commenced cohabitation in 1984. In 1989 the parties moved into a property, with the […]
Employment Law With effect from 6 April 2014, The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 is introducing a power for employment tribunals to be able to order Employers to pay […]
Children and Contact In the case of Regina (a child: tractable Contact) a father sought more Contact with his daughter. An Order was made in 2006 which provided for the […]
Commercial Tenancies The right of Landlords to enter upon leased property and exercise distress over goods in order to recover the value of rent arrears is about to change. As […]
Divorce and Children A High Court Judge has recently Ordered that two girls, aged 15 and 11, should have the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination against their wishes. The […]
Clauses preventing employees from competing with former employers Clauses preventing employers from competing with former employees are often seen in Contracts of Employment. These clauses set out restrictions on the […]
In October 2013 the Government introduced a new Help to Buy scheme to enable first time buyers to get onto the housing ladder and existing home owners to move up […]
Family law has been subject to many reforms in 2013, with a major change relating to the eligibility to Legal Aid. The Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act […]
In the Chancellor’s Autumn statement, changes were announced to Capital Gains Tax Private Residence Relief. Currently, if a property is an individual’s private residence, it is exempt from CGT under […]
Employment Employers should be aware that they may be liable to pay full salary to an employee being dismissed after long term sickness absence, even if that employee has exhausted […]
Family and Divorce The Money and Property Committee of the Family Justice Council have produced best practice guidance for professional conducting financial dispute resolution (FDR) appointments. The guidance aims to […]
Family and Children In the case of Re B (a Child) [2012] a mother won her appeal against an order granting the father residence of their child. The couple separated […]
