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2021 Wright Hassall Regency 10K

More than 1,000 runners lined up for the 18th annual Wright Hassall Leamington Regency 10k Run after it had to be cancelled last year due to the pandemic.

Domestic context not required for successful proprietary estoppel claim

In Howe v Gossop, a couple lost their appeal against a proprietary estoppel claim brought by their neighbours over some land that they believed had been transferred to them by way of an oral agreement.

What is the difference between the Court of Protection and a Power of Attorney?

A Power of Attorney, often called a Lasting Power of Attorney or Enduring Power of Attorney if made before 2007, are legal documents created by a person, also known as the donor, whilst they have mental capacity.

Sunset for the “Golden Visa“- the UK closes the Tier 1 Investor route

Closure of the golden visa route had been speculated for years. Now with the Ukraine crisis building to the inevitable climax, it finally happened: Home Secretary Priti Patel has closed the Tier 1 Investor route with immediate effect.

Spring clean for points based immigration

It appears the UK Government is having a ‘Spring-clean’ of its Points Based System for economic migration (PBS), amid a backdrop of criticism for its perceived slow response to the Ukraine refugee crisis.

How to recover money from a trust

It may be that you are the beneficiary of a trust, but that you are unclear whether you are entitled to receive anything from that trust.

In court: Partnership agreement at odds with will

The ownership of a farm was at the centre of a dispute between three (of four) siblings after the death of their parents, Mr & Mrs Williams.

Patient safety in Birmingham compromised by 'toxic culture'

Reports of bullying, harassment and a toxic culture at University Hospitals Birmingham Trust (UHB), highlighted in a BBC Newsnight programme before Christmas, continue to reverberate not only in the region but also nationally.

Partnership agreement at odds with will

The ownership of a farm was at the centre of a dispute between three (of four) siblings after the death of their parents, Mr & Mrs Williams. The reasons for the dispute were depressingly familiar – the partnership agreement was at odds with their father’s will, with one brother claiming that assets gifted under the will were actually partnership assets and thus rightfully his. He also employed a backstop argument, that of proprietary estoppel, on the rather flimsy premise that his father had promised him the farm some forty odd years ago.

Pre-nuptial Agreements

A prenuptial agreement can provide clarity and certainty by setting out how you and your spouse will share the assets you have if you were to divorce, whilst also protecting certain categories of assets from being distributed between you.