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• Court Rejects Divorce Settlement Revision

  • Posted15 October 2015

  When a couple divorced in 2010, the broad terms of their financial settlement were agreed very quickly with some details finalised in 2014. The agreement included the passing of the...

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• Divorce – Courts Should Not Tolerate Inaccurate Disclosure of Wealth

  • Posted14 October 2015

  When the wives of two very wealthy men found that their divorce settlements had been concluded on the basis of information supplied by their husbands which was clearly wrong, a...

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• The Up and Down of Bank Deposit Protection

  • Posted9 October 2015

  Hard on the heels of the announcement that the amount of bank deposits guaranteed to be reimbursed in the event of the failure of a covered financial institution is to...

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• Mesothelioma Settlements Not Available Capital

  • Posted7 October 2015

  Opponents of proposals by the Government to require mesothelioma sufferers to pay court fees of up to £10,000 to fund their claims against those responsible for them having contracted the...

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• Judicial Mistake in DIY Divorce Settlement Rapidly Corrected

  • Posted6 October 2015

  When a husband and wife split up, they amicably decided that maintenance would be paid by the husband to the wife for five years and agreed between themselves the main...

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• Rights of Way – What Does ‘Continuous’ Mean?

  • Posted1 October 2015

  Arguments over rights of access to land are very common, and a recent case shows the importance of the wording under which a right is granted. It involved a piece...

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