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Interests in the Family Home
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The decision in which Lord Bridge explained the steps a claimant must follow to demonstrate they have an interest in the family home in sole name cases.
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Confirmed the principle that direct cash contribution or money raised by mortgage gives rise to a presumption of resulting trust.
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The case which established a starting point of 50:50 split in equity where property is purchased in joint names as a family home
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The case which clarified and confirmed the courts approach to quantification of shares in equity in family home cases.
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The Privy Council decision in which the court considered so-called mixed contexts and the appropriate approach to be taken.
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The case in which Nicholas Mostyn QC accepted that a wifes indirect financial contributions gave rise to a common intention to share beneficially as part of a family economy thesis.