CASES
May 8, 2024
Children Public Law
O v P [2024] EWHC 1077 (Fam)
Sarah Phillimore represented the applicant mother who objected to the medical transition of her daughter, who wished to transition to be seen as male. The court was willing to prevent medical transition until the child was
CASES
May 3, 2024
Proprietary Estoppel, Wills & Trusts
Heyes v. Holt [2024] EWHC 779 (Ch)
A proprietary estoppel claim relating to a farm in Cornwall. An application for summary judgment made by the defendant was dismissed but on condition that the claimant paid money into court or charged various assets belonging
CASES
March 22, 2024
Landlord & Tenant, Real Estate
RM Residential Limited v Westacre Estates Limited & Anor [2024] UKUT 56 (LC); [2024] 3 WLUK 140
Kayleigh Bloomfield and Charles Auld appear for the successful appellants in RM Residential Limited v Westacre Estates Limited & Anor [2024] UKUT 56 (LC); [2024] 3 WLUK 140.
CASES
December 11, 2023
Real Estate, Trusts, Wills & Trusts
Barnard v Brandon, Brandon, Potts, Richards & Brandon [2023] EWHC 3043 (Ch)
Christopher Jones was instructed by Tim Watson of Brewer Harding Rowe LLP in a complex property and trust dispute to represent the claimant, Sharon Barnard in her claim for declarations and consequential orders in connection with
CASES
December 7, 2023
Divorce & Financial Remedy, Family & Divorce
WX v HX [2023] EWFC 279 (21 December 2023)
Zoë Saunders was instructed by Lyons Solicitors to represent the successful applicant wife in the case of WX v HX [2023] EWFC 279.
CASES
December 4, 2023
Administration of Estates, Wills & Trusts
Pierce v Barton [2023] EWHC 3016 (Ch) [2023] 111 WLUK 520
A decision of HHJ Paul Matthews of 29 November 2023 on the construction of a clause in a will. The court was able to use background information including solicitor’s attendance notes to construe words in the
CASES
November 14, 2023
Disputed Wills, Wills & Trusts
Weaver v. Smith [2023] EWHC 1200 (Ch)
A decision of HHJ Jarman KC (sitting as a High Court Judge) regarding the proper construction and rectification of a deed of easement.
CASES
November 14, 2023
Boundary Disputes, Real Estate
Silverblue Homes Limited v Redchurch Equity Limited
Brittany Pearce was recently instructed by Nick Southwell of Willans LLP in connection with a boundary dispute that had arisen in urban Cheltenham. Whilst the area of land in dispute was relatively small – a footpath 74cm wide (“the
CASES
November 9, 2023
Disputed Wills, Wills & Trusts
Stoney-Andersen v. Abbas [2023] EWHC 2964 (Ch)
A claim to remove the executor of a deceased’s estate under s.50 of the Administration of Justice Act and to determine the effect of manuscript amendments to a will.
CASES
November 6, 2023
Personal Injury, Personal Injury Costs
Olukoya v Riverbrooke Solicitors [2023] EWHC 2771
Jimmy Barber of our Personal Injury team was instructed by Andrew Neill of Chan Neill Solicitors on behalf of the successful claimant in the High Court (Senior Courts Costs Office) in an application under section 70
CASES
October 19, 2023
Children Private Law
The Father v The Mother [2023] EWFC 176
Zoey White, instructed by Charlotte Wait of Barcan + Kirby Solicitors represented the respondent mother in a five-day finding of fact hearing within private law children proceedings in the case of The Father v The Mother
CASES
October 5, 2023
Agriculture & Rural Affairs, Wills & Trusts
Luigi Vasami & Grazia Vasami v Tony Hack & Arlene Hack [2023] EWHC 2431 (Ch)
Christopher Jones was instructed by Harrison Clark Rickerbys to act for the defendants in a case involving the ownership of high-value pedigree dairy herd and equipment, a claim for an account of tuberculosis compensation payments (value