Posts from August 2019
Irwin Mitchell
Residential Property in Steel City goes from strength to strength
By Sarah Martin Sheffield property prices are on the up. The Land Registry data shows a 28% increase in house prices over the last ten...
27/08/19
Irwin Mitchell
Battle between stepsisters in 'who died first' dispute comes to an end
On the 26th June, I posted a blog summarising a recent case in the High Court, dealing with the “Commorientes Rule” (meaning...
14/08/19
Irwin Mitchell
Service by Whatsapp?
In a recent dispute between cohabitees, the court has upheld an order that a claim form could be served on a defendant out of the...
12/08/19
Irwin Mitchell
Property Ombudsman update code of practice
The Property Ombudsman have recently updated their code of practice for residential estate agents and within the changes is an emphasis...
12/08/19
Irwin Mitchell
Lomax v Lomax - Court of Appeal confirms that parties can be compelled to attend Early Neutral Evaluation
The Court of Appeal handed down it decision earlier this week in the case of Lomax v Lomax (2019) CA, which was an appeal against the...
09/08/19
Irwin Mitchell
Latest ONS stats report 25.8% increase in cohabiting couples
Official figures released yesterday by the Office of National Statistics confirms that the number of people cohabiting in the UK has...
08/08/19