H had left the matrimonial home, and W contracted for its sale, the husband registered a Class F land charge, apparently to secure payment of what he said was due to him. Held: The registration was set aside. This had been a short marriage, and H had no intention of returning to what had been … Continue reading Barnett v Hassett: 1981
The House considered the position of a statutory tenant under the 1977 Act, when application was made under the 1967 Act. Citations: [1985] AC 828 Statutes: Matrimonial Homes Act 1967 Sch2 3(1), Rent Act 1977 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Cited by: Leave applied for – Gay v Sheeran, London Borough of Enfield CA 18-Jun-1999 The … Continue reading Lewis v Lewis: HL 1985
By section 1 of the 1967 Act, the County Court had been given power to regulate the occupation of the property by either spouse. The man challenged an order made at the instance of the woman with whom he had been living as if she was his wife from the occupation of a house which … Continue reading Tarr v Tarr: HL 1973
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The question was whether the deceased had lost his domicile of birth and acquired one of choice when living and working in the UK for 43 years. He had retained land in Cyprus, but lived here. Held: He had retained his domicile of birth: ‘marriage by a man with a domicile of origin in one … Continue reading Agulian and Another v Cyganik: CA 24 Feb 2006