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Following recent reports that pre-nuptial agreements are soon to be given legislative support comes a case in which the current attitude of the courts towards 'pre-nups' has been made clear. It involved a wealthy couple who entered into a pre-nup just...

Being able one day to pass on one's property to one's children is a common wish for many parents, but the need to have a suitable place to live as one gets older is also an important consideration. It is not uncommon for parents to transfer ownership of...

Suppliers of goods to the public should be aware that the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 came into effect on 13 June 2014. The Regulations stipulate information that must be given to a consumer where...

Normally, when a building dispute arises that leads to an adjudicator making an award in favour of one party, the award is simply paid and that is that. However, sometimes things are more complicated. Recently, a company went to the High Court arguing...

You would think that where you enter into a contract to buy a property because you have relied on a statement or statements made by the vendor that turn out to be incorrect, you would have a very good case for compensation – but this is not always the...

Mixing business and personal relationships can produce additional complications if a break-up occurs, as evidenced by the stalemate reached by a warring former couple who are at loggerheads over the future of their deadlocked business and its intellectual...

The fear that the local council will force the sale of the family home is a real one for many elderly people and their families. Recently, an attempt by a council to force the sale of a 92-year-old woman's house was prevented on the ground that the...

Distance is no obstacle to the powers of the English divorce courts, as a recent case shows. The judge came down hard on a Singapore-based businessman who first told his ex-wife that she was entitled to more than €2 million from the sale of company...

A recent case involving a builder who became insolvent whilst working on a couple's property led to an appearance in the High Court. The building company entered into a company voluntary arrangement (CVA). The terms of the CVA bound the administrators to...

In a case with potentially wide implications for businesses whose activities depend on licensing agreements, a company that faced destruction of its Internet-based business, due to the termination of the licensing agreement that underpinned it, has failed...