Harb v King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz & anor [2005] EWCA Civ 1324; [2006] WTLR 609 CA

Pt III, MFPA 1984: End of the road?

Ellie Foster and Claire Hunter question whether the idiom ‘till death us do part’ really applies where money is concerned In Hasan, Mostyn J identified clear inconsistencies between the courts’ treatment of a party pursuing an undetermined claim on death as against appealing a decision on death. Claims under Pt III, Matrimonial and Family Proceedings …

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1975 Act Claims: Dead end

Katherine Pymont reflects on the lessons from Roberts v Fresco [2017] ‘In order for a personal representative to bring a claim, a cause of action must have vested in the deceased before his or her death.’The High Court has held in Roberts v Fresco [2017] that a husband or wife’s right to claim under the …

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