‘Registration has opened for the new marriage tax allowance – a Conservative policy which will allow some couples to share part of their annual income tax allowance.’
The Guardian, 20th February 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Anita Mehta, barrister of Crown Office Row, Brighton, argues that Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989 applications should not be regarded as the domain of footballers’ girlfriends or the uber-wealthy but as a powerful tool for meeting children’s needs in a wide variety of cases.’
Full story
Family Law Week, 6th February 2015
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Home Office Minister James Brokenshire has admitted UK-born citizens who want to bring their spouses into the UK from outside the EU are getting a raw deal.’
BBC News, 10th February 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An elderly man suffering from dementia was treated like a “prisoner” after social workers dispatched him to a nursing home against his and his family’s wishes without going through proper legal processes, a formal investigation has found.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th January 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The law on relationship breakdown differs between couples who are cohabiting and married couples. Under English Law the concept of common-law wife/husband does not exist. If an unmarried couple live together in a property owned by both of them, they need to be careful to express at the outset what they intend as to property ownership. If they intend it to be an equal ownership they should state this or differing percentages.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 25th November 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘Amal El-Wahabi, 28, jailed for more than two years after conning an old school friend into trying to smuggle 20,000 euros in her knickers.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th November 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘As currently drafted the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 could treat gay men and gay women differently. Here I look at the reason why and examine the possible solution.’
Zenith PI Blog, 16th October 2014
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘The 1st October 2014 sees the implementation of long awaited changes to the way in which intestacy and claims for reasonable financial provision are approached. The Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Act 2014 is the result of a six year Law Commission review of the intestacy rules and claims for reasonable financial provision. The review was prompted by research that suggested 58% of the adult population does not have a will and the intestacy rules did not properly provide for modern relationships.’
Full story (PDF)
Zenith Chambers, 1st October 2014
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
‘‘Save the Date!’ The Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Act 2014 comes into force on 1 October 2014. Alexander Learmonth summarises the important changes being brought in by the new Act.’
Full story (PDF)
New Square Chambers, October 2014
Source: www.newsquarechambers.co.uk
‘Changes to the rights of people whose spouses or civil partners die without making a will have come into force.’
BBC News, 1st October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In H v W [2014] EWHC 2846 (Fam) Eleanor King J revisited the issue of costs.’
Full story (PDF)
Zenith Chambers, 22nd September 2014
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
‘Jonathan Trenchard mistakenly thought his wife of 24 years, Derisa, was on the verge of leaving him for another man.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th August 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The first priest to marry his same-sex partner is to issue a legal challenge to the Church of England after his offer of a job as an NHS chaplain was withdrawn when his bishop refused the necessary permission.’
The Guardian, 4th August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Provisions in the Immigration Rules which impose income requirements on individuals living in the United Kingdom, who wish to bring their non-European Economic Area citizen spouses to live with them, are not a disproportionate interference with their right to family life under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The Court of Appeal has also underlined the important (but often misunderstood) point that there is no legal requirement that the Immigration Rules should provide that the best interests of the child should be determinative. Section 55 of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 is not a “trump card” to be played whenever the interests of a child arise. ‘
UK Human Rights Blog, 21st July 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The conditions in article 7(1) of Parliament and Council Directive 2004/38/EC, as implemented by the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006, were to be strictly interpreted on the basis that the right to a permanent residence card was a privilege which was not conferred unless there was strict and literal compliance with the conditions therein. They were not to be interpreted under European Union law in a dynamic way such that it was enough if they were substantially or functionally fulfilled.’
WLR Daily, 16th July 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has dismissed a legal challenge to Home Office rules for UK citizens who want their overseas spouses to live with them in Britain, affecting more than 3,600 families.’
The Guardian, 11th July 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A man has been found guilty of murdering his wife by shooting her twice in the back after she left him.’
BBC News, 9th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Rosalind English posted in January 2014 on Jones v. the United Kingdom, in which the Strasbourg Court decided that the inability of four men to bring torture compensation claims against Saudi Arabia in UK courts did not breach Article 6(1) of the Convention (access to court). The Court held that a grant of state immunity reflected generally recognised rules of public international law and so there had been no violation.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 9th June 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Decision by London court opens the way for a potentially embarrassing court case involving a British woman who claims she was secretly married to the late king of Saudi Arabia.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th June 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
© Inner Temple Library 2024