A judge had been wrong to order that a wife should pay rent to her former husband after she continued living in the marital home following their divorce. That was the decision of the High Court in a case involving banker Kerim Derhalli and Jayne Richardson Derhalli. Mr Derhalli sued his ex-wife for £500,000, claiming
The Forces Help to Buy scheme, designed to help military personnel get on the housing ladder, has been extended until the end of 2022. The scheme has lent £280m to more than 18,000 armed forces applicants since its introduction in 2014. It allows military personnel to borrow a deposit of up to half of their
A trainee highway inspector has won her case of constructive unfair dismissal after her manager moved her to his site so that he could pursue a romantic relationship with her. Kim Beaney began working as a driver and a trainee highway inspector for Highways England in April 2017. The interviewer who gave her the job
A woman has been ordered to pay rent for the time she spent living in the house she shared with her partner after he died without making a will. The partner had been married in the 1980s and had two children. He later began a relationship with the woman involved in this case. They had
Cards and flowers are lovely but for a truly memorable Valentine’s Day, couples should get the law on their side. Ok, so the finer points of legal documents don’t rank high on the Romance Richter scale, but they can still play a surprisingly positive role in creating better relationships for couples who choose to cohabit
A judge had made a mistake when he failed to hear oral evidence from both sides in a grandfather’s application for a child arrangements order. That was the decision of the Family Court in a case involving an 11-year-old girl. The girl had been cared for by her grandfather from being a baby until 9
More and more parents are taking legal action to recover money they lent to their children to buy a home, according to research by the Times newspaper. It says there are now up to 15 cases a month compared with only 3 cases a month five years ago. Many of the disputes involve parents trying
The Marriage Foundation says that the divorce rate for couples who married after 2017 is set to fall by 22% over the next 15 years. The foundation conducted a wide-ranging survey across Europe. It found that divorce rates are falling in several countries, with the UK leading the way. UK couples marrying in 1992 had
Employers may need to update their diversity policies to include ethical veganism after an employment tribunal held that it was capable of being a protected belief under the Equality Act. The case, which attracted widespread publicity, involved Jordi Casamitjana, who was dismissed from his job with the campaign group, the League Against Cruel Sports. Mr
A widow has been allowed challenge her husband’s will, which could leave her homeless, even though she began taking legal action out of time. The husband had died in 2015. His only asset was the house where the widow had lived since 1993. She was aged 60 and disabled. In a 2014 will, the husband