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Standstill agreements in light of the Court of Appeal judgment in Cowan
Online Published Date : 13 August 2019 | Appeared in issue: Vol 33 No 06 - 13 August 2019
This article discusses the recent Court of Appeal decision in Cowan v Foreman and Others [2019] EWCA Civ 1336, which was handed down on 30 July 2019. This was the appeal from the decision of Mr Justice Mostyn not to give permission for a widow to..
Trusts and Estates
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The Beddoe jurisdiction in 2019
Online Published Date : 13 August 2019 | Appeared in issue: Vol 33 No 06 - 13 August 2019
HHJ Matthews’ decision in Lines v Wilcox [2019] EWHC 1451 (Ch) provides guidance to practitioners on the court’s approach to Beddoe applications in circumstances where there is a dispute as to whether certain property forms part of the..
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Capacity and compromise – enforcement of a judgment debt
Online Published Date : 13 August 2019 | Appeared in issue: Vol 33 No 06 - 13 August 2019
Bashir v Bashir [2019] EWHC 1810 (Ch) was an application for an order for sale of a London property, enforcing a charging order. However, the real issue in the proceedings was whether, post-judgment, the claimant had entered into a valid compromise..