Cohabitation Claims & Disputes - Key Developments for Family & Private Client Lawyers

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?

This webinar was recorded on 28th March 2022