If you have found yourself struggling to meet contractual obligations , or have had a problem with a supplier who has as a result of COVID-19, you will certainly not be alone and there will be many businesses digging out old contracts to see where they stand. Most contracts nowadays contain a clause commonly termed
If you are divorcing from your spouse or dissolving your civil partnership, part of the process is agreeing on the division of your assets, which includes exchanging financial information with your spouse. Once you have shared the financial information, you may be able to agree between yourselves, or with support from a solicitor or mediator,
If you are going through a divorce, dissolving your civil partnership, or have recently separated from your partner, you may find it difficult to remain in the same property together whilst you are making arrangements for contact with your children or dividing your assets. It may be tempting to change the locks on the property
When a piece of land is sold, the seller will often impose restrictive covenants which are designed to limit the buyer’s use of the land in some way. These are enforceable if they ‘touch or concern’ the land and also provide a benefit to a clearly identified neighbouring piece of land. They bind the land
Please note that at the time of writing emergency legislation is currently in place due to COVID-19 meaning that protection from forfeiture is in place until at least 31 March 2021. If you’re a commercial Landlord faced with a tenant who is in arrears of rent, you may be questioning what action you are able
Good Divorce Week is an annual initiative organised by Resolution which seeks to promote practical and constructive ways their members can help separating couples to put the needs of their children first. It is a chance for people who usually have little to no access to professional advice to seek it out and make the
As part of the process for obtaining a divorce or dissolving your civil partnership, you will need to reach an agreement with your spouse or civil partner about how your financial assets should be divided between you. Pensions are often very valuable assets, and given that their values change over time, complex calculations may be
If you are divorcing your spouse or dissolving your civil partnership, it will often be a very worrying and upsetting time for both of you. This may especially be the case if your spouse or civil partner owns the family home in their sole name and you are unsure whether you can remain in the
In financial remedy proceedings, the starting point in respect of costs is that each party bears their own legal costs and is not required to contribute to the other party’s costs. However, this may not be the case if one party does not co-operate with negotiations in an effort to agree a financial settlement. In
Each party has a duty to provide to the other party full, frank and clear disclosure of facts, information and documents as part of financial remedy proceedings, to enable the parties to negotiate and try to reach an agreement. When the parties reach the final hearing in financial remedy proceedings, the judge will be making
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