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The courts can assist homeowners whose properties are at risk of damage because of activities on nearby land. Recently, the High Court upheld an injunction requiring the operators of a...

In a decision it described as ‘finely balanced’, the Court of Protection recently ruled on whether it was in a woman’s best interests to remain in her current placement in...

The First-tier Tribunal (FTT) has found that a man who delayed payment of tax because he was waiting to receive the proceeds of a share sale did not have a...

The Family Division of the High Court recently refused an application for a 13-year-old girl’s summary return to the USA, in a decision in which the girl’s own objections to...

Under Section 58A(6) of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990, a success fee payable as part of a contingent fee arrangement cannot be included in costs payable by the...

There is no general rule in First-tier Tribunal (FTT) proceedings that the unsuccessful party pays the successful party’s costs. However, Rule 13(1)(b) of the Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Property Chamber)...

There is no general rule in First-tier Tribunal (FTT) proceedings that the unsuccessful party pays the successful party’s costs. However, Rule 13(1)(b) of the Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Property Chamber)...

Under Section 11 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, an appeal to the Upper Tribunal (UT) against a decision of the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) can only be made...

When couples are divorcing, mediation is strongly recommended in order to reduce the time and expense involved in court proceedings. This was amply illustrated in a recent case in which...

The son of a farmer whose final will disinherited him has succeeded in his proprietary estoppel claim and his claim for reasonable financial provision under the Inheritance (Provision for Family...