All company and commercial practitioners should keep abreast of the implementation of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 by Companies House. The Act introduces the biggest changes to Companies House since corporate registrations were established in 1844. On 16 October 2024, Companies House issued an outline transition plan, which includes the following useful …
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Family and children practitioners should note that HMRC recently issued revised forms for a child’s change of name by Deed Poll. The relevant forms are LOC022, LOC023, LOC024 and LOC026. The forms have seen several updates this year – the latest bring consistency with guidance for adults, and updated Welsh guidance. Source: www.gov.uk.
The office of the Official Solicitor and Public Trustee has published a new referral form to be used where the OS is proposed as Litigation Friend for family proceedings. It is not relevant to Children Act public law cases. The form is for solicitors to provide additional information about a child or protected party where …
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The trial judge had no power to strike out or otherwise summarily determine H’s application to set aside a consent order on grounds of W’s non-disclosure. She had come into a significant amount of money following the FDR but had not disclosed it. At issue was whether the court did have power to strike out …
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W sought to rely on H’s conduct during the marriage to ‘seek validation and justification of her own sense of ill-treatment’ – but that was not the court’s function. So said the family court judge in a case where W specifically raised conduct in the course of FR proceedings. The court can take serious conduct …
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In the notable case of Stack v Dowden [2007]), Baroness Hale said an express declaration of trust is conclusive unless varied by subsequent agreement or affected by proprietary estoppel. However, she did not expressly state that such subsequent agreement must comply with formal legal requirements. So, must a ‘subsequent agreement’ comply with the requirements of …
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The EAT has allowed an appeal relating to Equality Act 2010 complaints. The case summary states: ‘Disability Discrimination The claimant was employed in a delivery role at the respondent’s Hendon Delivery Office in London. Owing to disability he became unable to perform outdoor duties and was given supernumerary indoor duties. In February 2018 he was …
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The EAT has allowed an appeal which enabled a claimant to amend her claim to add a claim of vicarious liability. The case summary is as follows: ‘Practice and procedure The claimant asserted in her ET1 that she had been dismissed having by reason of her having made protected disclosures. An ET refused an amendment …
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