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The family home is generally the most valuable asset owned by a couple. On divorce, it is considered a unique asset and is given special treatment by the family courts, which take the view that its primary concern is to ensure that each party has a roof over his/her head.
This article considers the position of creditors attempting to enforce a judgement debt against a co-owned property.
Emily Brand, partner, and Genevieve Smith, an associate at Boodle Hatfield, consider the ‘archaic’ nature of the law, and the Supreme Court’s decision to award an unmarried woman access to bereavement allowance after the death of her partner.
Divorce is something that few people plan for. Dividing up shared assets and moving them out of tax-efficient vehicles can be costly and reaching a financial settlement can take a long time, sometimes years if both parties are contesting it.
Joint bank accounts may be a flexible and practical solution for the management of money on a day to day basis.
There are plenty of aspects of the Government's proposed leasehold reforms which require further detail, and which will demand closer attention.
However,
Our experts look at why enquiries for divorce peak in January and whether it will still be the case this year during lockdown?
Covid-19 has had a devastating effect on people in so many ways but it is also causing problems that might not be immediately apparent. The Help to Buy Scheme is one such area. Covid-19 is the cause of some major
Research published recently in Science Advances suggests that investors penalise female founders for lack of "industry fit".
Academics (lead by Dana Kanze from my alma mater London Business School) conducted a
In Personnel Today, Employment Partner, Simon Gorham highlights how some employers, in sectors that have been badly affected by the pandemic, have resorted to aggressive tactics with the aim of cutting senior executives without proper compensation.
Boris Johnson's broadcast announcing a national lockdown last week will have been depressing news for most. It will have placed those who are victims of domestic abuse in an extremely vulnerable position. It was,
After almost a year of home working landlords, developers and managing agents alike are rightly concerned about the future for office space and whether the sector will ever fully recover to pre-covid levels of
The government's announcement on reforms to leasehold - removing ground rents and allowing lease extensions of 990 years, reforming the calculation of premiums payable and seeking to promote commonhold - will be
In the run up to Christmas, four organisations (Royal Mail, DronePrep, Skyports and what3words) came together to enable the Royal Mail to become the first nationwide UK parcel carrier to deliver a parcel to a
The UK government confirmed the new rules surrounding divorces in England and Wales involving other European countries, which came into force after 31 December 2020.
We find ourselves in lockdown once again, just one day after the start of the school term. Whilst this time there is an end in sight thanks to the vaccination, Boris Johnson's announcement yesterday was clear that
B Corporations (“B Corps”) are businesses that “meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose”.
It has been incredible to watch how the community has pulled together during the COVID-19 pandemic; for me this has been the silver lining of the last year. BrewDog is the latest organisation to offer resources to
However straightforward the transaction seems at first, it is surprising what pitfalls lurk to trip up the unwary.
David Rawlence explains how landlords and tenants can arrange leases to make the best of both clicks and bricks.
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