7 December 2018
BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU ARE BUYING A NEW BUILD HOUSE
You are buying a new house. At the moment it is an empty plot of land on which your dream home will be built. You have viewed the show house and it all looks fine so you have nothing to worry about – or do you? A great deal can happen between you viewing the […]
14 May 2018
Litigants in person and the value of representation
Over the past year I have noticed a significant increase in the number of people representing themselves in complex civil litigation proceedings. While having to deal with litigants in person is nothing new, the majority of unrepresented parties I encountered in the past typically involved small claims (with the odd exception). Small claims are monetary […]
30 July 2015
The Infidelity penalty
The news is that increasing numbers of couples, when drawing up prenuptial agreements before marriage, are inserting an infidelity clause. The clause means that if a partner is unfaithful during the marriage, he or she will receive a smaller settlement in any subsequent divorce. This infidelity penalty bolsters the idea of ‘fault’ in divorces, at […]
3 March 2015
Is obesity a disability?
Whilst the definition of disability is wide, including both mental and physical conditions, obesity has not traditionally been viewed as a disability. However, this long-standing view has changed in recent months following the European Court of Justice ruling that obesity can be considered to be a disability where it hinders “full and effective participation” in […]
