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Cohabitants and rights on death

  • Wedlake Bell
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  • United Kingdom
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  • April 15 2013

There is a belief that cohabiting couples have a "common law marriage" and enjoy the same legal rights as married couples or civil partners on death

Horses set to raise fence in divorce?

  • DMH Stallard LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • January 12 2009

Financial settlements on divorce normally involve making financial provision for any children but, in a recent case, the ex-wife of a wealthy man successfully argued that her love of horses was sufficiently important to her that substantial maintenance should be payable for their upkeep

Enforcement of undertaking to redeem charge

  • Wragge & Co LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • August 20 2009

A vendor's solicitor is required to comply with an undertaking to redeem charges over their client's property, notwithstanding that the sum due under the charges is double the purchase price

Buses duty of care to pedestrians

  • Kennedys
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • February 22 2008

Defendant bus driver, following another bus out of bus station, negotiated a right-angle left-hand turn when Claimant was squashed between the rear end of bus and a bollard on the side of the carriageway

Inequality does not mean undue influence

  • DMH Stallard LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • January 6 2009

There is no presumption that equality is to be preserved when it comes to making gifts of assets

Separation and divorce

  • DMH Stallard LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • January 13 2009

Different approaches to dealing with the emotional rollercoaster of relationship breakdown and divorce have been brought into sharp focus in recent months

RTAseatbelts: contributory negligence appropriate reduction in damages

  • Kennedys
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • February 22 2008

Claimant got into the boot of a car with six occupants where he knew the Defendant driver was drunk

Damages for psychiatric injury and injury to feelings: separate awards

  • Kennedys
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • February 22 2008

Defendant appealed against an award of damages for injury to feelings and psychiatric injury to the Claimant where Defendant allegedly pursued a course of conduct against the Claimant including making racist remarks and deliberately colliding with Claimant’s vehicle

Should I be making an enduring power of attorney now because the new lasting powers of attorney will be less good?

  • Bircham Dyson Bell
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • May 21 2007

An Enduring Power of Attorney (EPA) enables a trusted friend, relative or professional to manage your financial affairs if you become unable to do so because of mental incapacity

UK crime agency publishes first annual report

  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • May 25 2007

The UK’s Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) published its first annual report on May 18