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16th of November 2017
Planning: Breakfast Seminar Series
Northampton: 16 November 2017
07:30am - 09:30amThe Planning Team will provide an update on the implementation of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 and the progress of the Neighbourhood Planning Bill together with a round up new case law, legislative and policy changes relating to housing and planning.
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25th of July 2017
Estranged daughter wins award of £30,000 from father’s estate
In a recent County Court case, that was reminiscent of the Supreme Court case of Ilott v Mitson (see our article here), a daughter who had had little or no contact with her father for several years preceding his death was nevertheless awarded £30,000 on her claim against his...
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24th of July 2017
Departure from equal sharing principle on divorce – impact for inheritance claims?
The Court of Appeal recently found in favour of Mrs Sharp, who was appealing against an award of 50% of the matrimonial assets to her ex-husband on their divorce (JS v ES [2017] EWCA Civ 408). The decision marks a departure from the commonly accepted position that the matrimonial assets...
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21st of July 2017
One Gate Too Many
In the recent case of Kingsgate Development Projects Ltd v Jordan and Another (2017) EWHC (TCC) 343, the court had to settle a number of issues in dispute between the parties including how far if at all, three gates constituted a substantial interference to the claimant’s right of way.
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