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26 May 2020

Kingsley and others v Kingsley [2020] EWCA Civ 297
(Court of Appeal, Patten, Moylan LJJ and Mann J, 3 March 2020)Property – Occupation of land – PartnershipThe Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal in the main but held that, as the sister...
Francesca Esposito
Judgments 26 May 2020
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28 March 2019

Rothschild v Charmaine De Souza [2018] EWHC 1855 (Fam)
(Family Division, Mostyn J, 19 July 2018)Property – Beneficial ownership – Shares and properties – Claims that beneficial ownership belonged to husband’s motherThe court held...
Samantha Bangham
Judgments 28 March 2019
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1 August 2018

Chaston and Anor v Chaston [2018] EWHC 1672 (Ch)
(High Court, HHJ Paul Matthews, 5 July 2018)Property – Siblings inherited shares in parents’ property – One sibling made an application pursuant to s 14 TOLATA 1996 to purchase his siblings’ shares –...
Amarjit Atwal
Judgments 1 August 2018
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11 April 2018

Constandas v Lysandrou and Others [2018] EWCA Civ 613
(Court of Appeal, Kitchin LJ, Rose J, 27 March 2018)Property – Beneficial interest – Purported payment of half purchase price – Limited evidence – Judge unable to make a finding of a 50% beneficial...
Samantha Bangham
Judgments 11 April 2018
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14 March 2018

Habberfield v Habberfield [2018] EWHC 317 (Ch)
(Chancery Division, Birrs J, 23 February 2018)Property – Proprietary estoppel – Promise that daughter would inherit dairy farm – Detrimental reliance – Whether an equity claim was satisfiedThe...
Samantha Bangham
Judgments 14 March 2018
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5 June 2017

Marr v Collie [2017] UKPC 17
(Privy Council, 25 May 2017)Property – Beneficial ownership – Properties – Purchase money provided by one party – Claim that parties intended to share beneficial ownership – Resulting trustFor...
Samantha Bangham
Judgments 5 June 2017
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11 April 2017

Davis v Jackson and Another [2017] EWHC 698 (Ch)
(Chancery Division, Snowden J, 7 April 2017)Property – Bankruptcy – Equitable accounting – Property in joint names – Husband made bankruptThe net proceeds of sale would be divided equally between the...
Samantha Bangham
Judgments 11 April 2017
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7 March 2017

Wodzicki v Wodzicki [2017] EWCA Civ 95
(Court of Appeal, Gloster, David Richards LJJ, Sir Stephen Tomlinson, 24 February 2017)Property – Beneficial interest – Property owned by father and his wife – Woman lived in it and paid all...
Samantha Bangham
Judgments 7 March 2017
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9 January 2017

Magiera v Magiera [2016] EWCA Civ 1292
(Court of Appeal, Black, Sales, Irwin LJJ, 15 December 2016)Property – Jurisdiction – BIIA, Art 22The husband’s appeal as to jurisdiction was dismissed.The husband and wife owned a number of...
Samantha Bangham
Judgments 9 January 2017
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17 October 2016

Al-Baker v Al-Baker (No 2) [2016] EWHC 2510 (Fam)
(Family Division, Mr Nicholas Cusworth QC sitting as a deputy High Court judge, 12 October 2016)Case No: ZC15D00024Neutral Citation Number: [2016] EWHC 2510 (Fam)IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICEFAMILY...
Samantha Bangham
Judgments 17 October 2016
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