High Court Makes Parental Order in Respect of Baby Boy
When a child is born via a surrogacy arrangement, the legal parents are the surrogate mother and, if they have consented to the arrangement, her spouse or civil partner. The...
Continue readingEveryone knows how fallible memory can be and also how easy it is to come to believe things that are not true. Normally, such aberrations are of little consequence, but...
Continue readingHard on the heels of the announcement that the amount of bank deposits guaranteed to be reimbursed in the event of the failure of a covered financial institution is to...
Continue readingOpponents of proposals by the Government to require mesothelioma sufferers to pay court fees of up to £10,000 to fund their claims against those responsible for them having contracted the...
Continue readingWhen a husband and wife split up, they amicably decided that maintenance would be paid by the husband to the wife for five years and agreed between themselves the main...
Continue readingArguments over rights of access to land are very common, and a recent case shows the importance of the wording under which a right is granted. It involved a piece...
Continue readingCharities are well known for taking robust action when they consider that their interests have been impaired. In no case is this more obvious than when a charity discovers that...
Continue readingThe anguish experienced by people struggling with terminal disease and their families is well understood, and a pain-free end to life by assisted suicide is a choice many people would...
Continue readingThe Finance Bill currently in Parliament will confirm that HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are to be given the right to seize money directly from the bank accounts of taxpayers...
Continue readingIt is commonly thought that pre-nuptial agreements are legally binding, but the lack of clarity in the applicable law means that they can sometimes be successfully challenged. In a...
Continue readingIf joint tenants of social housing fall out to the point where they can no longer live together, deciding which of them has to leave the property can be an...
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