News / 08.10.2018 The (Japanese) knotty issue The Court of Appeal recently decided a case concerning two property owners whose houses adjoined land owned by Network Rail. The land in question adjoined an access path leading to an embankment... Read More
News / 06.08.2018 Cohabitee whose partner left her nothing in his Will is awarded a cottage and £204,000 by the Court in inheritance claim Earlier this year, the High Court in Cardiff made a substantial award to a woman who had made a claim under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975. The case of Thompson v. Ragg... Read More
News / 20.07.2018 Public Rights of Way Beloved by ramblers, but often less popular with landowners, public rights of way (or PROWs) are a common feature of agricultural land. If you own land that is crossed by a PROW, you need to be awar... Read More
News / 14.06.2018 Keeping out of the Courts - Farming Disputes Every now and then, there is in every farming community a major fall-out within a family and disagreement regarding who should inherit the farm. There are many reasons for this. The people inv... Read More
News / 10.01.2018 Business and Property Courts Open for Business In a move designed to improve the experience of Court users, in particular businesses, changes to the way in which High Court and some County Court cases involving business and property matters are... Read More