Family Law The Court of Appeal has ruled in the first substantial case concerning a financial settlement following the end of a civil partnership (Lawrence v Gallagher [2012]). The couples’ […]
Landlord and Tenant A consultation on the implementation of the Tribunal Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 closed on 14 May 2012. The Act received Royal Assent back in 2007 but […]
Family, Divorce and Finance In the case of B V S (Financial Remedy: Marital Property Regime) [2012], the Family Division ruled that no weight would be given to a default […]
Business Law In the case of Geary v Rankine [2012], The Court of Appeal upheld a decision that a business was not intended to be run as a partnership. The […]
Family, Children and Care Work In the case of Re H-W (children) (care proceedings: non-accidental injury) [2012], The Court of Appeal allowed a father’s appeal against a finding of causing […]
Landlord and Tenant, Residential Property The Government has relaunched the Right to Buy homeownership scheme. The scheme offers over two million council tenants the chance to buy their properties with […]
Family Finance In the case of Independent Trustee Services Ltd v GP Noble Trustees Ltd and others [2012], The Court of Appeal ruled that a wife could not use a […]
Landlord and Tenant The Government has made changes to the Tenancy Deposit Protection legislation which affects deposits that were taken on or after 6 April 2012. Under the changes a […]
Family and Divorce Recent reports have highlighted a case of a couple who divorced after 20 years on what the wife deemed as ‘trivial’ reasons. Susan Rae told an appeal […]
Family and Children In the case of A v B and another [2012], The Court of Appeal made a ruling allowing a child to have three parents. In this case […]
Family and Children In the case of Re S (A Child: Contact Order), The Court of Appeal allowed an appeal from a mother who claimed she had been denied a […]
Family and Children In the case of Re S (a child) (international abduction: subjective fear of risk), a mother won her appeal against having to return to Australia with her […]
