Course description
Cohabitation claims and disputes cover a wide variety of scenarios such as the breakdown of a cohabiting relationship, the breakdown of wider family relationships, the death of an unmarried partner or the bankruptcy of an individual. Practitioners in family law and those who deal with civil disputes over the ownership of domestic property should make sure they understand the distinction of claims and disputes made in this context.
Andrzej Bojarski presents this comprehensive and informative webinar that surveys this area, including claims in the context of divorce, Inheritance Act claims, the administration of estates, constructive trusts, equitable accounting, the difference between a home and an investment property, and more.
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Introduction
Cohabitation claims disputes arise in a variety of contexts and can include, on the breakdown of a cohabiting relationship, when wider family relationships breakdown, upon the death of an unmarried partner, and upon the bankruptcy of an individual.
Practitioners in family law and those who deal with civil disputes over the ownership of domestic property, including in the context of divorce, Inheritance Act claims and the administration of estates will benefit from this webinar.
What You Will Learn
This webinar will cover the following:
- Constructive trusts - review of developments in the caselaw since the landmark cases of Stack v Dowden and Jones v Kernott
- Proprietary estoppel - the latest case law guidance and examples of how the courts are dealing with these claims
- How do the rules differ between a home and investment property?
- Bank accounts and other assets of cohabitees - what is the law?
- Equitable accounting - how does it now work?
- Procedural update - developments in the CPR and costs budgeting which you need to know about
- Does Brexit affect cohabitation claims?
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