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Pension sharing on Divorce
May 29th, 2014
Property prices are a national obsession. Pensions are not regarded by the public in the same way, but it can often be the case that one spouse has a pension that has a significant value. The value of a pension fund can equal, and sometimes exceed, the net value of the matrimonial home. Of course […]
Commercial rent arrears recovery
May 14th, 2014
Historically, a landlord had the common law right of distrain available when a tenant fell into arrears of rent. This was essentially the landlord’s ability to enter leased premises, without notice, to seize the tenant’s possessions and sell them to set off against rent arrears. However, the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 abolished that […]
Lessons to be learned from PGF II SA v OMFS Company 1 Limited
May 6th, 2014
It is a well-established principle that an unreasonable refusal to participate in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is a form of unreasonable conduct of litigation and, to which the court is likely to respond by imposing costs sanctions on the winning party. This principle was established in Halsey v Milton Keynes General NHS Trust [2004] 1 […]
How much should my Divorce cost?
April 14th, 2014
In the recent decision in Chai v Peng [2014] EWHC 750 (Fam) the Court made a ruling with regards to whether the English Courts had jurisdiction. Mr Justice Holman spoke in his judgment of “eye-watering” legal fees of £1.6 million, especially given that preliminary issues were still not yet decided. This of course is an […]
A comment on the fallout from Mitchell v NGN
April 9th, 2014
A few months have now passed since the high profile decision by the Court of Appeal in Mitchell v NGN and, on the face of it, the outcome looks bleak for practitioners across the country. Litigation has become a procedural nightmare, causing sleepless nights and placing huge amounts of pressure on the already burdened shoulders […]
New found flexibility in rectifying wills
April 3rd, 2014
Marley v Rawlings [2014] UKSC 2 The Supreme Court gave an important judgment on the ability of the Courts to rectify wills, under their statutory powers, in order to give effect to a testator’s intentions. The facts of this case were fairly straightforward. Mr and Mrs Rawlings had instructed a solicitor to prepare for them […]
Fixed fee divorce
January 28th, 2014
Divorce is the legal process of ending a marriage. We try and take the stress out of divorce by helping you through the legal process for a fixed fee. We also offer help in sorting out the division of family assets and finances, and sorting out custody and contact arrangements for any children. As a […]