Articles

  • Armstrong v Armstrong [2024] EWHC 2989 (Ch)

    Armstrong v Armstrong [2024] EWHC 2989 (Ch), Proprietary Estoppel and Promises of a Family Farm Background In Armstrong v Armstrong [2024] EWHC 2989 (Ch), the High Court considered the doctrine of proprietary estoppel in the context of a long-running family farm inheritance dispute. Proprietary estoppel arises where clear assurances about rights in property are reasonably […]

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  • Parfitt v Jones [2025] EWHC 1552 (Ch))

    High Court Upholds Testamentary Capacity in the Case of Parfitt v Jones [2025] EWHC 1552 (Ch) This article offers an analysis of the legal and practical requirements for testamentary capacity. In Parfitt v Jones [2025] EWHC 1552 (Ch), the High Court applied the established Banks v Goodfellow criteria, examining the testator’s understanding of the act […]

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  • Mullen v Lyles [2025] EWHC 645 (KB)

    Mullen v Lyles [2025] EWHC 645 (KB): Privacy, Defamation and the Misuse of Private Information Factual Background and First-Instance Decision This article provides a detailed legal analysis of the High Court’s ruling in Mullen v Lyles [2025] EWHC 645 (KB), a case that examines the boundary between defamation, privacy, and the tort of misuse of […]

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