The following Private Client news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Dignity, delay, and declarations on best interests (NHS South East London ICB v JP & the Royal Hospital for Neuro-Disability)
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The Supreme Court holds that anonymity for clinicians in withdrawal of treatment cases involving children should normally be of limited duration (Abbasi v Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Haastrup v King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust)
The grounds on which a marriage is voidableOn 6 April 2022, the provisions of the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 (DDSA 2020), came into...
The grounds on which a marriage is voidA void marriage is one that will be treated by the court as never having taken place. The grounds on which a...
Reports under section 37 of the Children Act 1989Under section 37 of the Children Act 1989 (ChA 1989), the court has the power to order an...
A child is subject to a supervision order made under section 31 of the Children Act 1989. The court allowed the mother to take the child out of the...
TOLATA 1996—pre-action mattersPre-action protocolThere is no specific pre-action protocol relating to claims under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 (TOLATA 1996). Hence, the parties should have regard to Practice Direction Pre-Action Conduct and Protocols (previously Practice
TOLATA 1996—procedureThis Practice Note explains some of the most important procedural elements of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (CPR), SI 1998/3132 in relation to claims brought under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 (TOLATA 1996), specifically costs budgeting, disclosure
Is it still possible to sue for breach of promise to marry?Section 1 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1970 (LR(MP)A 1970) deals with the legal consequences of termination of a contract to marry, and provides that engagements to marry are not enforceable at law, at LR(MP)A 1970, s
Case law relating to TOLATA 1996 claimsThis Practice Note provides guidance on case law in relation to claims under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 (TOLATA 1996), including the leading decisions in Stack v Dowden and Jones v Kernott. It also considers case law regarding the
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