The Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996, commonly known as TOLATA or TLATA, is a law in England and Wales used to resolve disputes over the ownership and rights to property. These disputes often involve unmarried cohabiting couples, but can also apply to married couples, other family members, and even business partners.

Recently there have been several cases where courts have found in favour of trustees seeking to rectify their mistakes. The courts’ decision that the ‘law of mistake’ applied in some of these cases has meant that several trusts faced a major reduction in the tax liability owed.

Join Peter Lowe, Senior Partner and Lucy Compton, Senior Paralegal in the Family team at Wright Hassall as they discuss some of the myths around family law, including whether we see more divorce enquiries at this time of year.

It is a long established principle in English Law, first recorded in 1610, that a land owner can not protect the view that he has from that land; the rationale is that it would unduly limit the freedom to build on one's own land and thereby hinder beneficial development.

A hybrid approach to working is being permanently introduced at Leamington-based law firm Wright Hassall, which will see the majority of the company’s workforce given the option to split their time between their home and the firm’s offices.

In this episode of Real Estate Rundown, our Commercial Real Estate experts, David Slade and Andrew Jones, discuss the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 and the significant changes proposed by the Law Commission in their recent consultation paper.

Employees at Leamington Spa-based law firm Wright Hassall are testing their selling skills in a fundraising effort which will see 20 teams take over the running of Myton Hospice charity shops in Coventry and Warwickshire for the day.

A leading law firm has assembled a team of top solicitors in a bid to help homeowners, landowners and business owners fight to get the right compensation for their property acquired by HS2 or where it has been adversely affected by HS2 under certain criteria.

Lord Templeman was a very well renowned member of the judiciary and his legacy in respect of private client law continues to dictate best practice today. Lord Templeman is particularly known for his advent of the “golden rule” surrounding testamentary capacity.

The Business and Planning Act 2020 has been amended to allow Pavement Licences to remain valid until 30 September 2022. However, if the newly published Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill becomes law, then Pavement Licences will be here to stay.