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Jul

2022

Joint Tenants or Tenants in Common? The Difference Can Be All Important

Written by Tracy Creed

Couples generally either own their homes as joint tenants or as tenants in common. The distinction between the two may not be widely understood but, as a High Court ruling in an inheritance case showed, it can matter very much indeed. The case...

May

2022

Magnificent Seven Rise to Senior Positions at Sydney Mitchell LLP

Written by Karen Moores

Sydney Mitchell LLP, Top Tier Legal 500 Law Firm, is pleased to announce seven senior promotions; Shelley Collingbourne, Emma-Louise Hewitt, Shilpa Unarkat and Claire Cooper have been promoted to partners; Emma Gray and Marta Konieczna to Associate...

Apr

2022

Różnice pomiędzy Joint Tenants and Tenants in Common

Written by Marta Konieczna

Zgodnie z prawem własności nieruchomość, która jest własnością dwóch (lub więcej) osób, może być posiadana na dwa sposoby – jako „Joint tenants” lub „tenants in common”. W obu przypadkach nazwiska właścicieli pojawiają się na aktach własności, ale...

Mar

2022

The Concept of 'Needs' in Big Money Divorce Cases – Everything is Relative

Written by Mauro Vinti

Very rich people tend to get used to enjoying very expensive lifestyles and their assessment of their financial 'needs' post divorce can appear mind-boggling to the less well off. However, a High Court ruling in a so-called 'big money' case provided...

Mar

2022

Wife Sees Off Bankruptcy Trustees' Attempt to Sell Off Her Home

Written by Hayley Caprani-...

When people dispose of assets shortly before having themselves declared bankrupt, it is inevitable that eyebrows will often be raised. However, as a judge's ruling showed, it is one thing to allege an improper motive and quite another to prove it....

Feb

2022

Don’t even think of signing up to a pre-nup without legal advice!

Written by Sydney Mitchell

Pre-nuptial agreements may not always lead to fair outcomes but they are generally valid if entered into freely. In one ‘big money’ divorce case exactly on point, the High Court had no power to award a wife half of a marital fortune approaching £11...

Jan

2022

Final Financial Orders in Divorce – You Have to Take the Rough with the Smooth

Written by Mauro Vinti

The value of assets distributed between divorcing couples may subsequently go up or down and that can lead to one spouse or the other feeling hard done by. A family judge's ruling showed, however, that they generally have to take the rough with the...

Nov

2021

Inheritance and the Impact of Intestacy on Stepchildren – Guideline Ruling

Written by Samantha Elsmore

In an era of increasingly fluid family relationships, many children are brought up by step-parents – but what is the consequence of that social change in terms of inheritance? The High Court addressed that issue in a guideline ruling. The case...

Nov

2021

High Court Clamps Down on Standardised Online Divorce Petitions

Written by Mauro Vinti

The advent of so-called 'no fault' divorce is on the horizon but, until then, a great many divorce petitions will continue to be issued on the basis of unreasonable behaviour by one party or the other. As a High Court ruling underlined, the...

Oct

2021

Women are More Likely to Bear Childcare Responsibilities – That's a Fact

Written by Sydney Mitchell

Judges do not operate in a vacuum and are entitled to take the view that some facts are so obvious that there is no requirement to prove them. In an important ruling, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) found that that principle applies to the fact...

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Joint Tenants or Tenants in Common? The Difference Can Be All Important

Magnificent Seven Rise to Senior Positions at Sydney Mitchell LLP

Różnice pomiędzy Joint Tenants and Tenants in Common

The Concept of 'Needs' in Big Money Divorce Cases – Everything is Relative

Wife Sees Off Bankruptcy Trustees' Attempt to Sell Off Her Home

Don’t even think of signing up to a pre-nup without legal advice!

Final Financial Orders in Divorce – You Have to Take the Rough with the Smooth

Inheritance and the Impact of Intestacy on Stepchildren – Guideline Ruling

High Court Clamps Down on Standardised Online Divorce Petitions

Women are More Likely to Bear Childcare Responsibilities – That's a Fact

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