Planning Application Restricted to Preserve View
August 31, 2018 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsOn our densely populated island, there is a pressing need for available land to be put to sensible use and,... Read More
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Unmarried Partners and Widowed Parent's Allowance – Supreme Court Rules
August 30, 2018 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsA decision of the Supreme Court announced today has important implications for unmarried partners of people who have died. ... Read More
Financial Claim Based on Support After Divorce Fails
August 29, 2018 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsThe usual course of events on divorce is that there is a financial settlement which divides up the family assets... Read More
Landowners' Duties and Highway Visibility – Court of Appeal Test Case
August 24, 2018 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsIf landowners allow vegetation to grow so that it affects visibility on adjacent highways, should they be held liable if... Read More
Farmer Acts to Protect Family Promise
August 21, 2018 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsFarming families appear regularly in the courts these days, as more and more cases arise that feature undocumented promises that... Read More
Tenants Must Bear Cost of Safety Improvements
August 15, 2018 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsFollowing the Grenfell disaster in 2017, cladding has come under close scrutiny with surveys being carried out as a priority... Read More
Possible Separation From Mother Intolerable, Rules Court
August 13, 2018 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsRelationships that start on the Internet are already leading to some interesting situations. A recent family case involved a British... Read More
Hacking Episode a 'Reasonable Excuse' for Late Filing of Tax Returns
August 9, 2018 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsTaxpayers are personally responsible for filing their tax returns on time, and failing to do so can lead to stiff... Read More
Money in a Bank Account Is Not Property – Guideline Court of Appeal Ruling
August 7, 2018 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsMoney in a bank account represents the debt due from the bank to the account holder and is not ‘property’... Read More
Disappointed Children Fail to Overturn Will
August 3, 2018 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsWhen a will is made late in life which materially changes how an estate is to be distributed (especially when... Read More
Pre-Nup Upheld When Implications Understood
August 1, 2018 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsFamily judges will approach pre-nuptial agreements with greater respect following a landmark Court of Appeal ruling in a ‘big money’... Read More
What Seems Reasonable to You…
July 30, 2018 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsIt is a common term in a lease for the tenants to have to seek permission from the landlord if... Read More
