Explore the intricate legal landscape of rights and obligations for spouses, civil partners, and cohabitants. This topic offers expert guidance tailored to the specifics of marital, civil partnership, and cohabitation law, grounding your practice in up-to-date legislation and case law. Skillfully navigate asset division, inheritance claims, and other crucial matters to deliver comprehensive legal solutions for clients across various relationship statuses.
This week’s edition of Private Client highlights includes: (1) a decision of the Business and Property Division (BPD) which held that a devise to a...
Private Client analysis: In Langley v Langley, the High Court exercised its jurisdiction under section 117 of the Senior Courts Act 1981 (SCA 1981) to...
This Q&A considers whether inheritance tax is chargeable on the value of trust property both upon the death of individual A, who leaves their estate...
Private Client analysis: The Court of Protection confirmed that managing Direct Payments under any of four statutory schemes requires specific...
Nature and classification of trusts—the three certaintiesCertaintyIn order for a settlor to create a private express trust the three certainties must...
ProtectorsWhat is a protector?A protector is a person who holds powers under a trust but who is not a trustee. A protector is a person who is...
Preparing the application form PA1P/PA1A for probate or letters of administrationFORTHCOMING CHANGE: The postal application forms PA1P and PA1A for...
Administration actions—personal representatives and the deceased's liabilitiesAn individual may assume obligations, for example in respect of...
If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some point
Strike out—making an application to strike out a statement of caseA strike out order can be made either following an application by the parties or on the court's own initiative. This Practice Note deals with the scenario of the order being made following a party's application.Making an application
Contributory negligence in personal injury claimsContributory negligence is a partial defence which can lead to a discount in damages.Other defences may also be relevant. See Practice Notes: Did the claimant consent to the risk of injury? and Was the claimant involved in an illegal activity?If a
Glossary—Latin legal termsDespite attempts in recent years to simplify the language used in legal cases, there are still a number of Latin phrases commonly used in personal injury claims. The following Latin phrases are listed in alphabetical order:Latin termDefinitionMeaningActa iure imperiiLegal
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