Katherine Illsley

This Q&A considers the application of Foxtons v Pelkey Bicknell [2008] EWCA Civ 419.

This Q&A considers whether the court considers any other factors in addition to the welfare checklist on an application to vary a child arrangements order.

This Q&A considers what methods of enforcement the court may use when a party fails to comply with an order providing for a lump sum payment to the other party (‘the receiving party’) that reflects the receiving party’s interest in a property. Specifically, it considers methods of enforcement that could result in the party directed to pay the lump sum (‘the paying party’) losing the property.

This Q&A considers the issue of jurisdiction when the petitioner is resident in England and the respondent is resident in Spain. Both countries are Member States of the EU at present, and both are contracting Member States to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003, Brussels II bis.

This Q&A looks at whether there is a right to collective enfranchisement where all leasehold flats in a block of flats are owned by one owner.

This Q&A look at how long an LTA 1985 section 20 notice is valid.

This Q&A considers how an order made within financial remedy proceedings for sale of a property can be enforced. It is also considers whether a party can make an application to vary an order for sale.

This Q&A outlines the application process used to amalgamate freehold title numbers.

This Q&A considers whether a child should be registered at school by their new name after it has been changed by deed poll, or whether they should be registered with the original name that was on the child’s birth certificate.

This Q&A considers the procedure for a defendant who has made a Part 36 offer and wants to pursue the second defendant for a recovery.

This Q&A considers whether a conditional fee agreement entered into with the claimant’s litigation friend can continue once the claimant reaches the age of majority.

This Q&A concerns whether it is possible for one spouse to apply for an occupation order in respect of a boat, even if it is not a house boat.

This Q&A looks at the impact of an IVA on both an existing order made in financial remedy proceedings or a pending financial application.

This Q&A considers the impact of bankruptcy on pension sharing.

This Q&A considers whether it is permitted under the Gambling Act 2005, Gambling and Advertising Standards for a promoter to offer a mystery box of prizes with an £x amount retail value.

This Q&A considers whether it is permissible to serve personally a respondent when they are attending court in relation to separate proceedings.

This Q & A considers the options available to a local authority (LA) to recover care fees when a service user dies intestate owning a property.

This Q&A considers whether information from a person’s browsing history disclosed within financial remedy proceedings or obtained by a party within financial remedy proceedings but not disclosed can be used as evidence in other proceedings and the implications regarding ‘self-help’.

This Q&A considers the implications of a Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC) and the requirements for a property to be transferred where there has been domestic abuse.

This Q&A considers the steps to be taken for serving an application for a non-molestation order when only the respondent's telephone number is known.