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The Court of Appeal has rule that a leaseholder buying the freehold on his property should only have to pay what it would have been worth had extensive improvements not been made over the previous 40 years. The issue arose after a tenant had taken a long...

When you make that ultimate decision as to whether you and your partner are going to get married or cohabit, it is very important to consider the financial aspect of your relationship. This is without doubt one of the most important considerations you will...

The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022 received royal assent on 28 April 2022 which raised the legal minimum age for people to marry, or enter into a civil partnership, to 18 years of age in England and Wales in a move to prevent forced...

The High Court has ruled that a local authority was not liable for the behaviour of one of its employees in accessing and disseminating private data that was stored on its IT system.   The claimant in the case was divorced with two children, who...

Background This case concerned W (aged 48) and H (aged 45). They began cohabiting in 2005 and married in 2006. The parties had two children (aged 10 and 11). The total asset pot was circa £6million. Notable assets in the marriage included the...

A computer technician has been ordered to surrender confidential information retained from his former employer, which could be used to undercut and poach its customers. The defendant worked for the IT support company Iconology Ltd since 2013. In 2020, the...

A committee chairman should be classed as a worker according to the terms of his contract, even though he didn’t have an obligation to carry out any duties.  That was the decision of the Employment Tribunal in a case involving Somerville and the...

A court has ruled that informal writing on the back of an envelope was not enough to challenge the terms of a woman’s will.  The woman had made will in 2012 with the help of her solicitor.  After her death in 2019 at the age of 93, some...

A tutor has won her claim of sex discrimination after she was asked to address a sensitive matter with a student because of her gender.  A 94-year-old male student had personal hygiene issues and managers believed the matter was best dealt with by a...

The Renters Reform Bill is designed to drive up standards in the private and socially rented sector, but it will also make evictions easier for landlords in certain circumstances. The Bill is designed to help the 4.4 million households privately renting...