Former co-habitees Leonard Kernott and Patricia Jones took their legal battle to The Court of Appeal and the Court of Appeal handed down its decision on 26th May 2010. This prompted considerable public comment questioning why Mr Kernott, who had…
The firm is pleased to announce that Janine Thomson, Assistant to Séverine Vincent (Associate Solicitor) in our Family Department, has successfully completed the Family Law Assistant Certificate offered by Resolution and has now become a Member of Resolution. Janine will…
The Law Commission has published its long-awaited consultation paper “Marital Property Agreements” on the future of pre-nuptial agreements. Responses are sought by the 11 April 2011. The Law Commission delayed publication of the consultation pending a decision in the case…
Background: When letting out a residential property on which there is a mortgage, a landlord should first obtain the consent of their mortgage lender. Tenants of landlords who have obtained this consent are authorised tenants. However, if the Landlord has…
HIPs - The Current Position In an attempt to reduce the cost of moving house, on 21st May 2010 the duty to supply a Home Information Pack when selling your home was suspended. This means that properties entering the housing…
Severine recently acted on a defended divorce which went all the way to a 2 day final contested hearing. Severine was instructed by the Petitioner husband in this matter, who petitioned for divorce on his wife’s unreasonable behaviour towards him.…
Janine Thomson, assistant to Séverine Vincent (Associate Solicitor) is the third person in the country to be awarded with the Family Law Assistant Certificate by Resolution. Whilst working full time, Janine has had to complete five in depth assignments, achieving…
Severine recently acted on an injunction case where she represented the Defendant father. The matter was heard in the Birmingham High Court by one of the most senior family high court judges in the country, Mr Justice McFarlane who is…
MacLeod v MacLeod [2008] UKPC 64 This was a Privy Councili decision handed down on 18 December 2008 which addressed the question of enforceability of pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements. The proceedings eventually led the husband appealing to the Privy Council…
Radmacher v Granatino [2009] EWCA Civ 649 This was an Appeal by a wife (one of Germany’s richest woman said to be worth £100 million) against an award in ancillary relief proceedings where the couple, both born overseas, had signed…