Case Law Developments

Judgment has been handed down in the case of DR v UG [2023] EWFC 68 following a trial in the High Court heard by Mr Justice Moor in March 2023

The European Commission has referred Belgium to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failing to correctly transpose the Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (Directive (EU) 2016/1164)

Financial services group Maples has succeeded in its challenge against regulator Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA), after it identified anti-money laundering (AML) failures at the firm

Paris Saint-Germain footballer Achraf Hakimi has walked away from a French divorce court without having to pay a penny to his former wife

Following the landmark judgment handed down by the Supreme Court in October 2022 in the case of Guest v Guest, there have been a string of reported decisions from the High Court on proprietary estoppel claims in recent months. The latest decision is that of Teasdale v Carter & Anor (2023), where the dispute centred on the ownership of a converted barn, Cow House, on Burne Farm in Todwick near Sheffield

A roundup of the latest dispute resolution stories...

The UK government could be reviewing the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 

The High Court has dismissed two committal applications for contempt of court brought by Bill Reeves, son of the late millionaire Kevin Reeves, against his sister Louise Reeves and solicitor Daniel Curnock on the grounds that there was no strong clear case against them, as highlighted by Jessica Davies at law firm Charles Russell Speechlys

Rawlinson & Hunter's Stephen Yates examines the latest tax developments in the UK

Recent figures reveal that the average age for divorce in England and Wales is now 45 years old, which means that millennials are rapidly reaching this unwelcome milestone