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It is a general rule of thumb that on divorce, the marital assets should be divided more or less equally between the ex-spouses. However, there are circumstances in which this does not hold good and ... Read More

23-10-2007

Child Custody – How it Works

Arrangements over the custody of children (called ‘residence orders’ in legal parlance) after the breakdown of a relationship are usually best decided without the intervention of the ... Read More

23-10-2007

Child Maintenance – or Jail?

A barrister who failed to comply with an order to pay child maintenance was recently sentenced to six weeks in prison. The barrister had been ordered to pay £365 per month to the mother of ... Read More

29-06-2007

Family Split Determines Outcome

When families break up it is not uncommon for the children to ‘take sides’, although this is not normally as extreme in its effect as in a recent case. The case involved a couple ... Read More

Handling Bereavement

28-09-2009

Assisted Suicide

DPP Guidance on Assisted Suicide – Motivation is the Key Following the recent decision of the House of Lords, granting Debbie Purdy, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, the right to ... Read More

23-10-2007

Private Care Homes and the Human Rights Act

‘A sickening blow’ is how campaigners have described a landmark decision of the House of Lords on the rights of an 84-year-old care home resident with Alzheimer’s disease. It was a ... Read More

Landlord and Tenant

29-06-2007

Wall Ownership Dispute Costs Loser £1/4m

A dispute over the ownership of a boundary wall has cost the unfortunate loser more than a quarter of a million pounds in legal costs after the case went all the way to the Court of Appeal. The ... Read More

Making a Will

29-06-2007

Witnesses to a Will

Quite often, the question as to who should witness the signing of a will is treated as an afterthought, but when a will is contested, the ability to hear the evidence of the witnesses can be crucial. ... Read More

03-04-2007

Revocation of Wills

It is important to make sure that your Will both reflects your current wishes with regard to the disposal of your property and is correctly drafted. If a Will no longer fulfils its ... Read More

Personal Injury

23-10-2007

Clinical Negligence – Liability Tests

For a case of clinical negligence to be proved, there must be a duty of care which is owed by the defendant to the person claiming damages. If such a duty of care exists, for an action to be ... Read More

29-06-2007

'Proper Accidents'

The Court of Appeal has dismissed a £150,000 damages claim brought against the Royal British Legion by a woman who broke her leg when she fell into a hole in a patch of village green where a ... Read More

28-05-2007

Watch out for the big lad! School Rugby

A recent case will set warning bells ringing for those who manage sports teams involving children and for school sports teachers. It involved a rugby match in which a boy who was well over-age was ... Read More

Police and Crime

23-10-2007

Proceeds of Crime Targeted

Over the last few years, the approach of the authorities towards acquisitive crime has increasingly moved from focusing on obtaining long sentences for serious criminals to ensuring that they are ... Read More

23-10-2007

Right to Remain Silent Not Absolute

It is not uncommon for the police to have difficulty identifying the actual driver of a vehicle caught on camera exceeding the legal speed limit. A brave, if somewhat misguided, attempt by two ... Read More

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