Two laws form the backbone of property law and ownership in England. They are the Law of Property Act 1925, and the Land Registration Act of 2002. We provide an overview of these two pieces of legislation, and then proceed to discuss the broader aspects of English … [Read more...]
Can a Fixture Become a Chattel?
A chattel is a portable possession, as every schoolkid should know. However, it becomes a fixture if an owner permanently attaches it to a house on a property they own. Naturally, there are exceptions for lawyers to thrive over. Today we consider the reverse … [Read more...]
Inheritance Rights of Non-Biological Children in UK
Biological children may not have a cast-iron right to inherit from their natural parent’s estate. However, they are ahead of the game, provided their parent did not leave a will excluding them. Today, we explore the inheritance rights of non-biological children, and … [Read more...]
Protecting the Legal Rights of Children in Wills
Any human being below age 18 falls within the ambit of the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child. We summarize the main points by way of introduction, although there is no practical way of protecting these legal rights of children outside of national legislation. … [Read more...]
