Break Notice
January 24, 2012Landlord and Tenant In the case of Avocet Industrial Estates v Merol [2012] a tenant’s break notice was invalidated by unpaid default interest. The tenants lease specified that the break […]
Landlord and Tenant In the case of Avocet Industrial Estates v Merol [2012] a tenant’s break notice was invalidated by unpaid default interest. The tenants lease specified that the break […]
Family and Children In the case of Re W (a child: contact order) a father won his appeal against a mother being allowed unsupervised contact with their child. The mother […]
Employment New statutory rates of pay have been proposed by the government and are expected to come into effect the week beginning 9 April 2012. Statutory sick pay will increase […]
Inheritance Tax The EU has released recommendations to tackle the problem of cross-border inheritance tax. At present European citizens that inherit foreign property are frequently faced with a tax bill […]
Family Law The Law Commission has revealed plans to give unmarried, cohabiting couples inheritance rights if a partner dies without making a Will. The reforms propose that couples with children […]
Family Law The government has launched a consultation on the definition of domestic violence. The public, police, charities and practitioners will all be asked their view with the aim of […]
Family and Divorce Law Figures from the Office for National Statistics released on 8 December 2011 have shown an increase in the number of divorces in England & Wales. Key […]
Family and Children In the case of Re X and Y (children-foreign surrogacy), The High Court, Family Division, granted parental orders in respect of two children born to surrogate mothers […]
Family Finance Couples in Scotland will be able to end their marriage through a bespoke divorce service under new plans. Couples will be able to hire a private judge and […]
Family and Children The English courts have declined to hear a case for parental responsibility and interim contact as the case had been lawfully taken and retained under the jurisdiction […]
Landlord and Tenant In the case of Beaufort Park Residents Management v Sabahipour, The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) ruled that a tenant could not dictate who could enter his property […]
Family and Children Law Sir Nicholas Wall, President of the Family Division, has expressed his concern over the damage caused to children whose parents are involved in acrimonious court proceedings. […]
