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Who died first? - the ‘commorientes’ rule following Scarle v Scarle [2019] EWHC 2224 (Ch)
United Kingdom - September 16 2019 On 13 August 2019, the High Court handed down judgment in the widely reported decision of Scarle v Scarle [2019] EWHC 2224 (Ch) which concerned the…
Think of the Children! - Minors and reasonable financial provision
United Kingdom - November 14 2018 On 27 July 2018, the High Court handed down judgment in the case of Ubbi v Ubbi [2018] EWHC 1396 (Ch). The judgment explored reasonable financial…
Exploring “Reasonable Financial Provision” - Lewis v Warner
United Kingdom - January 5 2018 On 19th December 2017, the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in the case of Lynn Lewis v Thomas Warner [2017] EWCA 2182 (Civ). The case involved…
Money, money, money - costs recovery through forfeiture cost clauses
United Kingdom - December 13 2017 Most modern leases provide for the recovery of legal costs from defendant tenants and it is a rare case where there is no contractual cost recovery…
Substantial interference with rights of way: solved by the push of a button?
United Kingdom - April 11 2017 On 2nd March 2017, the High Court handed down judgment in Kingsgate Development Projects Limited v Jordan [2017] EWHC 343 (TCC) which amongst other…
