Child Maintenance & Consultation Paper
July 25, 2011Family Law A report published by the Work and Pensions Select Committee on 3 July 2011 recommends changes to the child maintenance system. The report proposes that non-resident parents should […]
Family Law A report published by the Work and Pensions Select Committee on 3 July 2011 recommends changes to the child maintenance system. The report proposes that non-resident parents should […]
Children and Divorce On 23 June 2011 the Law Society responded to the interim report of the Family Justice Review. The Society welcomed the recognition that the family justice system […]
Family Law In the case of Merkarska v Ruiz the husband petitioned for bankruptcy in 2007 during the course of divorce proceedings without the wife being notified. In 2008 the […]
Residential Property In the case of Scullion v Bank of Scotland plc t/as Colleys it was held that the valuer of a residential property does not owe a duty of […]
Family and Children The Law Society released its response to the Family Justice Review interim Report on 23 June 2011. Law Society President Linda Lee said: “Reform on the scale […]
Landlord and Tenant The Court of Appeal has given a clear definition of what it means to give ‘vacant possession’ in the recent case of Ibrend Estates BV v NYK […]
Family and Children On the 22 June 2011 the Government announced plans to close a legal loophole that could allow those who physically abuse children or vulnerable adults to escape […]
Landlord and Tenant In the recent case of Grand v Gill The Court of Appeal ruled that a landlord was liable for damage to the plasterwork in a flat he […]
Family Law Resolution, the national organisation of family lawyers, has hit out as the Government published the response to its legal aid consultation. Resolution has stated: “Under the cuts, thousands […]
Family and Children New EU rules for the collection of maintenance payments came in to force this week. The new rules will make it easier to claim maintenance payments when […]
In the High Court case of OFT V Ashbourne Management Services Ltd and others it was ruled that certain standard terms in gym memberships were unfair. The High Court ruled […]
Family and Children In the recent case of [2011] EWCA Civ 684, the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal against an order to disclose the notes of meetings between the […]
