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- The wife had applied for an occupation order for a property. The husband had claimed that the marriage certificate was a forgery. The judge found that there was a marriage and the husband was a serial liar. The husband now sought permission to appeal the findings and the consequent orders, and an extension of time to do so. Williams J allowed the appeal, on the basis that the hearing was procedurally irregular and the outcome consequently unjust. The matter was remitted to the Family Court. Judgment, 25/06/2019, free
- Figures revealed in British Social Attitudes Survey News, 24/01/2019, free
- Mother's appeal against a Court of Appeal decision that s39A of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 was not incompatible with article 14 read with article 8 ECHR or the protection of property rights in Article 1 of the First Protocol (A1P1) was allowed. News, 30/08/2018, free
- Claim for damages after the claimant cohabitee claimed that she had been deceived by the defendant in spending her divorce settlement money on a lavish lifestyle after he promised to pay her back and buy her a house when his own divorce had concluded. Satisfied that but for the respondent’s deceit the claimant would not have paid any of her capital to fund "her share" of expenditure on the lavish lifestyle, the claimant was awarded £300,000 plus interest in damages. Judgment, 16/07/2018, free
- On the evidence presented before the court, and judged by the doctrines of common intention constructive trust and proprietary estoppel, the court found that the claimant had not proved her case that there had been an agreement between her and her cohabitee that she would share any profit after the farm, which was legally owned by the defendent, was sold. Judgment, 11/05/2018, free
Latest know-how
- In a tweet: Supreme Court rules in favour of bereaved mother who was not married to her children’s father Case note, 26/10/2018, free
- In a tweet: Broadening the scope of Stack v Dowden Case note, 12/06/2017, members only
- In a tweet: Unsuccessful appeal against a non-molestation and occupation order Case note, 12/01/2017, members only
- In a tweet: Oral agreement between former cohabitees is binding Case note, 21/09/2016, members only
- Appeal against declaration that the defendant held a freehold property on trust for herself and the claimant in equal shares. Case note, 21/04/2015, members only
Latest training
- Lynsey Cade-Davies and Amber Sheridan of 29 Bedford Row review current developments in cohabitation law including an update on recent cases, proprietary estoppel after Southwell v Blackburn, the Cohabitation Rights Bill and points to remember when handling cases in the civil courts. Webcast, 16/03/2015, members only
- Watch a recording of the webinar, first broadcast on 14 March 2013. Webcast, 18/03/2013, members only
- Webcast, 11/01/2012, members only
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- Tool, 16/04/2012, free
- Form (external), 01/09/2009, free