Articles

  • High Court clarifies when domestic arrangements between cohabiting partners are contractually enforceable

    Kalaivani Jaipal Kirishani v George Major: no automatic presumption for cohabitees as a class Introduction In Kalaivani Jaipal Kirishani v George Major [2026] EWHC 835 (Ch), Sir Anthony Mann dismissed an appeal arising from two failed County Court claims between former cohabiting partners. The appeal concerned a claim for contribution to shared expenditure, principally holiday […]

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  • High Court upholds will and finds loan outstanding

    Priti Patel v Nicholas O’Sullivan & Others [2026] EWHC 801 (Ch): High Court upholds July 2020 will and finds £35,000 loan still due In Priti Patel v Nicholas O’Sullivan & Others [2026] EWHC 801 (Ch), His Honour Judge Jarman KC, sitting as a judge of the High Court, rejected a challenge to a July 2020 […]

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  • Pigot’s Case and unauthorised alteration of a legal charge

    Myranna Boult v Together Personal Finance Limited: Pigot’s Case and the voiding of an altered legal charge Introduction In Myranna Boult v Together Personal Finance Limited [2026] EWHC 809 (Ch), Mr Justice Michael Green considered the modern application of Pigot’s Case (1614) 11 Co Rep 26, the long-established rule that a material alteration to a […]

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