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• Reasonable Depends on Circumstances

  • Posted19 March 2013

  A right of way over land can only be exercised as a right for lawful purposes – it cannot legitimise conduct that would otherwise be unlawful. This rather obvious...

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• Uninsured Drivers and ‘Proportionate Damages’

  • Posted14 March 2013

  Most people know that when someone is injured in an accident caused by an uninsured driver, compensation is still available. However, when an insured person has given an uninsured...

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• Bankruptcy Not Enough to Avoid Sums Due to Ex-Wife

  • Posted11 March 2013

  A man who was made bankrupt has failed in an attempt to persuade the court that, following his discharge from bankruptcy, he should be relieved of the duty to make...

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• Councils Must Consider Needs of Disabled and Elderly in Care Provision

  • Posted6 March 2013

  When Devon County Council put forward its proposals for funding elderly care, a number of care homes considered that the amount of finance being provided per person was so inadequate...

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• The Perils of Incautious Auction Purchase

  • Posted4 March 2013

  A High Court ruling has underlined the dangers inherent in purchasing property at auction without taking proper legal advice. A disabled woman is facing a financial catastrophe after she made...

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• £9 Million Settlement Reasonable, Rules Court

  • Posted28 February 2013

  When a married, middle-aged multimillionaire became enamoured with a much younger woman, leading to an acrimonious divorce, a dispute over the family assets was inevitable. The husband had inherited...

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