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In Part I (Chapters 1–6) of the book, I examine the law which affects cohabitants/the ‘unmarried family’ when living together as a unit. One significant development since the last edition published in 2001 (discussed at Chapter 2) is that on the birth of a child the joint registration by the parents of that child will… Continue reading Barlow’s Cohabitants and the Law, 4 th edition by David Josiah-Lake

Pre-nuptial Agreements (pre-nups) have, once again, found themselves under the legal spotlight at the Court of Appeal. In a Judgment, delivered in December 2018, during the case of Brack v Brack, the Court of Appeal considered, amongst other things, the correct approach to be taken by Judges when dealing with an effective pre-nup – albeit… Continue reading Pre-nuptial Agreements: Where do you stand?