27 January 2010 | Amanda Melton |
When issues arise between parties that fall to be settled in or around courts and lawyers, correspondence often bears a "Without Prejudice" heading, but what does that mean?
The short answer, given...
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11 January 2010 | Amanda Melton
The CSA is not known for its understanding any more than it is highly regarded for its speed of action. Surprisingly, it has acted promptly and, on the face of it, with some sensitivity, in the case...
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8 January 2010 | Danielle Messenger
In 2002, Mr Ikin made a Will declaring himself to be domiciled in New South Wales, Australia and leaving his estate to his nephew, various friends, two goddaughters and three Australian charities.
In...
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8 January 2010 | Amanda Melton
So held Mr Justice Eady in a judgment handed down on 21 December 2009 in a case in which he concluded, "No one emerges with much credit". The facts read stranger than fiction and make interesting reading.
Miss...
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8 January 2010 | Danielle Messenger
An ex wife's claim to a life interest and exclusive right to occupy a property was dismissed. Despite having agreed not to contest her divorce and in lieu of an order for ancillary relief, when the former...
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8 January 2010 | Danielle Messenger
A female barrister who had been cohabiting with her partner for a significant period but had not contributed financially to the purchase price of the property in which they lived, was held in December...
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16 December 2009 | Amanda Melton
Whilst family lawyers frequently tell their clients involved in contact and residence disputes that the Court's approach can produce singular results, the case of Re R (A Child) [2009] EWHC B38 (Fam)...
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14 December 2009 | Amanda Melton
In his address to the Association of Lawyers for Children at their annual conference in Manchester on Wednesday, 9 December 2009, Lord Justice Wall said that "the need for a powerful and properly resourced...
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14 December 2009 | Amanda Melton
A paper published last week by Robert George and Ceridwen Roberts of Oxford University warns that the new legislation contained in the Children Schools and Families Bill ‘lacks sufficient clarity’,...
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