Author: sally

Addiction and divorce: challenges for the client and the adviser – Kingsley Napley Family Law Blog

Posted March 3rd, 2025 in alcohol abuse, alcoholism, children, divorce, drug abuse, families, family courts, legal profession, legal representation, news by sally

‘As family lawyers, we are used to meeting our clients at a time when they are at their most vulnerable. This is intensified when addiction is present within a family. Divorce or separation places an added burden upon everyone involved and those individuals are likely to have experienced or still be experiencing the destruction that addiction can cause, some of it obvious and some of it less so.’

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Kingsley Napley Family Law Blog, 14th February 2025

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Centuries-old leasehold system to be abolished in England and Wales – The Guardian

Posted March 3rd, 2025 in bills, government departments, housing, leases, news, service charges by sally

‘The housing minister has promised to abolish the centuries-old leasehold system in England and Wales before the end of this parliament, as the government takes the next steps towards an outright ban on new leasehold developments.’

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The Guardian, 3rd March 2025

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Case notes in passing – adverse possession rules, sale and rent-back, and the evidential burden in service charge disputes – Nearly Legal

Posted March 3rd, 2025 in adverse possession, appeals, housing, land registration, landlord & tenant, leases, news, service charges, Supreme Court by sally

‘The Supreme Court considered para 5(4) to Schedule 6 Land Registration Act 2002 on the requirements for an application for registered title through adverse possession of land adjoining the applicant’s land.’

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Nearly Legal, 2nd March 2025

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Millionaire’s £18m ‘promise’ made to ex over lavish lunch not legally binding – The Independent

Posted March 3rd, 2025 in families, family courts, financial provision, news, trusts by sally

‘A multi-millionaire’s ex who claimed she was promised half their £18m family house during “lunch on a snowcapped mountain” has lost her court fight after a judge found the meeting was an “elaborate performance” to keep her happy when he failed to marry her.’

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The Independent, 3rd March 2025

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Anorexia, the Court of Protection and the changing calculus of decision-making – Mental Capacity Law and Policy

Posted March 3rd, 2025 in consent, Court of Protection, medical treatment, mental health, news by sally

‘When and under what circumstances it is legitimate not to treat those with anorexia is a very contentious topic, and is under particular scrutiny at the moment in the context of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, with very heated arguments as to whether anorexia does, or does not, fall within the scope of the Bill. In the context of the Bill Committee’s debates, there has been much discussion of whether and under what circumstances the Court of Protection will endorse compulsory feeding.’

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Mental Capacity Law and Policy, 1st March 2025

Source: www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk

Unmasking the spy cops: how women found the truth about men who tricked them into relationships – The Guardian

Posted March 3rd, 2025 in identity fraud, inquiries, news, police, spying, women by sally

‘Credit cards, passports and ingenuity led to the identities of undercover police who were loved under false pretences.’

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The Guardian, 2nd March 2025

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Distressed assets and the Building Safety Act – Tanfield Chambers

Posted February 28th, 2025 in administrators, building law, chambers articles, construction industry, insolvency, news by sally

‘Numerous lenders and other stakeholders have found themselves in the position of having lent to or invested in a party owning a relevant building under the Building Safety Act 2022, only to find themselves tied to an asset with ever-reducing value as a result of relevant defects being discovered but not corrected.’

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Tanfield Chambers, 30th January 2025

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Family President publishes guidance for judges on writing to children in family court proceedings – Local Government Lawyer

Posted February 27th, 2025 in children, codes of practice, families, family courts, judges, judiciary, local government, news by sally

‘The President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, has issued guidance for family judges on when, how and why to write to children in family court proceedings.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 26th February 2025

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

The new DVLA rules coming into force for drivers this week – The Independent

Posted February 27th, 2025 in fines, HM Revenue & Customs, news, road traffic, taxation by sally

‘Drivers in the UK have been warned it could soon become more expensive to travel as a slate of new rules and costs take effect later this week.’

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The Independent, 27th February 2025

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“Keeping us ahead of the world” – Arbitration Act receives Royal Assent – Legal Futures

Posted February 27th, 2025 in arbitration, Law Commission, London, Ministry of Justice, news by sally

‘The Arbitration Act received Royal Assent yesterday, with the government declaring it would keep the UK “ahead of the rest”.’

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Legal Futures, 25th February 2025

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Ban pornography depicting strangulation, review urges UK ministers – The Guardian

Posted February 27th, 2025 in criminal justice, government departments, internet, news, pornography, sexual offences, violence, women by sally

‘Pornography depicting strangulation should be made illegal along with other kinds of “legal but harmful” sexual material, according to an independent government review.’

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The Guardian, 27th February 2025

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Court of Appeal provides helpful guidance in first statutory UK tax residence decision – OUT-LAW.com

Posted February 27th, 2025 in appeals, HM Revenue & Customs, interpretation, news, taxation by sally

‘The Court of Appeal’s guidance on the meaning of “prevention” and “exceptional circumstances” in terms of statutory residency is helpful for UK taxpayers, reinstating a more favourable position than had been previously adopted, an expert has said.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 25th February 2025

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Judicial review claims by councils rise but permissions drop, says report – Local Government Lawyer

Posted February 27th, 2025 in judicial review, law firms, local government, news, reports, statistics by sally

‘The number of judicial review claims brought by local authorities has risen steadily since 2021, but permissions have fallen, a report from law firm Burges Salmon has found.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 26th February 2025

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Ofcom to ‘shine light’ on sites not doing enough to protect women and girls – The Independent

Posted February 27th, 2025 in codes of practice, internet, news, ombudsmen, women by sally

‘Tech platforms who are not doing enough to protect women and girls online will have their inaction highlighted so the public can make a choice about whether or not to use them, Ofcom has said.’

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The Independent, 26th February 2025

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Probate staff “did not understand” digital processes, minister admits – Legal Futures

Posted February 27th, 2025 in computer programs, HM Courts Service, inquiries, news, probate by sally

‘His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) “did not have a mechanism to deliver comprehensive training” when the Probate Service was digitised, a justice minister has admitted.’

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Legal Futures, 25th February 2025

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Family Law Newsletter – Spire Barristers

Posted February 27th, 2025 in care orders, chambers articles, children, families, family courts, local government, news by sally

‘Family Law Newsletter – January 2025; Articles, news, legislation updates and case updates from Care Proceedings, Private Law and Financial Remedy matters.’

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Spire Barristers, 14th January 2025

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The right to manage and equitable interests – Tanfield Chambers

Posted February 27th, 2025 in chambers articles, housing, land registration, landlord & tenant, leases, news by sally

‘Tenants of flats were given the right to have a manager appointed, to take over the landlord’s management of the building in which the flats were situated, in the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 but only if they could prove fault on the part of the landlord or managing agents. In order to make it easier for the tenants to wrest control of the management of the building from their landlord, the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 (CLRA 2002) gave the tenants of flats the right to have the management of the building transferred to a company controlled by them as of right, without having to prove any default on the part of the landlord.’

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Tanfield Chambers, 24th January 2025

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Government to bring in single construction regulator, new legal duty of candour for public bodies after accepting Grenfell inquiry report recommendations in full – Local Government Lawyer

Posted February 27th, 2025 in accidents, building law, construction industry, disclosure, fire, government departments, health & safety, inquiries, local government, news by sally

‘The Government has accepted all 58 recommendations in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s final report, and will introduce a new single construction regulator “to ensure those responsible for building safety are held to account”.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 26th February 2025

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SnowDome fined £100k over boy’s sledge death – BBC News

Posted February 27th, 2025 in accidents, causing death of children or vulnerable adults, children, fines, health & safety, news by sally

‘An indoor ski centre has been fined £100,000 following the death of a 12-year-old boy.’

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BBC News, 26th February 2025

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Law Commission proposes reforms on how possible miscarriages of justice are handled – The Guardian

Posted February 27th, 2025 in compensation, consultations, Criminal Cases Review Commission, criminal justice, Law Commission, Ministry of Justice, miscarriage of justice, news by sally

‘More potential wrongful convictions could be sent back to the appeal court under proposals to change the way the miscarriages of justice watchdog decides cases.’

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The Guardian, 27th February 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com