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

If you are separating from your spouse, civil partner or partner and you are encountering some difficulties when trying to reach an agreement, you may decide to try mediation as a way to resolve your issues without resorting to court proceedings. Both you and the other person will separately have an initial meeting with a

Child arrangements orders When you are going through a divorce, separation, or your civil partnership is coming to an end, it may be difficult to agree the arrangements for your children to have contact with each parent. If you are unable to agree, you may need to make an application to the court for a

You can apply for a non-molestation order to prevent a person, who is called the Respondent, from molesting you or a relevant child. Non-molestation orders are often used to protect a person from violence, harassment and threats. You can usually apply for a non-molestation order against someone who is “associated” with you. This will apply