Pre Nuptial Agreements and Contributions
February 6, 2012Divorce and Finances In the case of V v V [2011], The Family Division allowed an appeal by a husband against a decision not to award a charge back on […]
Divorce and Finances In the case of V v V [2011], The Family Division allowed an appeal by a husband against a decision not to award a charge back on […]
Divorce and Finance In the case of A v L [2011], The Family Division heard an appeal by the husband against a decision to award his former wife a 70/30 […]
Family and Children The Coalition government is expected to announce plans to give divorced parents the legal right to see their children. The proposed changes to the law will mean […]
Landlord and Tenant A landlord from Blackburn has been prosecuted for failing to ensure that gas safety checks were carried out on the property he rented out. The landlord, Mr […]
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 […]
