Katherine Illsley

This Q&A considers the steps that could be taken by a respondent to a petition for divorce issued in another European jurisdiction.

This Q&A considers the options available to an individual (Party A) where they own a property in their sole name but held on trust for themselves and another individual (Party B). There is a declaration of trust that provides Party A has a 90% beneficial interest and Party B has a 10% beneficial interest. Party A wants to purchase Party B’s beneficial interest but Party B is refusing to sell or will not agree the sale price.

This Q&A considers whether parties can vary by agreement an order for child maintenance that had originally been made in the jurisdiction of England and Wales and enforced in Singapore.

This Q&A considers the parental responsibility position of a step-parent.

This Q&A considers the guidance and considerations that the court might have when determining whether to permit a respondent to adduce in evidence a covert recording of the applicant within proceedings under the Family Law Act 1996.

This Q&A looks at how an individual tenant may challenge an RTM landlord, where the landlord has failed to carry out works that have been paid for by the tenants through the service charge. It also considers what a reasonable period may be to carry out works.

This Q&A considers whether a spouse can register a home rights notice against the matrimonial home after they have transferred their share of the jointly held title to the other spouse.

This Q&A considers the effect of an interim care order by virtue of which parties hold parental responsibility for a child, and how that parental responsibility may be exercised.

This Q&A considers when a party becomes eligible for the right to buy discount after an eligible tenancy has been transferred into their sole name under a property adjustment order after having been in the sole name of a different party previously.

This Q&A considers whether a tenant’s section 42 notice is invalidated by requesting a new term of 999 years.

This Q&A considers the interim position of a landlord and tenant at the expiry of a protected business tenancy prior to the parties entering into a new lease.

This Q&A considers a tenant’s approach to dilapidations and the question of which alterations should be reinstated when plans have been lost.

This Q&A considers whether an individual’s interest in various properties as a tenant in common can be inherited by his wife, upon the individual’s death, without the involvement of the other co-owners.

This Q&A considers the case law relating to the court’s appointment of a grant of parental responsibility under s 12(2A) of the Children Act 1989.

This Q&A considers whether irrevocable authority can be revoked.

This Q&A outlines the case law around the issue of parental responsibility in surrogacy cases where the same-sex couple’s relationship has broken down prior to a parental order being made.

This Q&A considers the rules surrounding the recording of Child Protection Conferences, whether individuals can record them via electronic devices despite IRO warnings, and potential offences that might be committed.

This Q&A considers who is responsible for the cost of compliance with the Equality Act 2010 in respect of premises let or to be let.

This Q&A considers whether a child, who is looked after by a local authority, loses their ‘looked after’ status if they are returned to their parents’ care on a temporary basis because the residential school placement that was providing them with accommodation has closed due to coronavirus (COVID-19).

This Q&A considers when a home rights notice may be registered against a property.