It is interesting that in both cases, the technical area of pensions is, in a small way, seeking to assist non-married and same - sex couples in
bringing financial provision for modern families into the 21st century.
Not exact matches
We have seen in our own case how liberalisation of
financial markets has led to pressures to liberalise product markets (through ongoing tariff reductions and other forms), to
bring more competition in the
provision of infrastructures (such as transport, communications and power generation), and to free up the labour market (through, for example, enterprise - based wage bargaining).
The
provision of special costs in an anti-SLAPP bill also creates a
financial penalty on the plaintiff for
bringing a SLAPP suit, which ought to discourage potential plaintiffs from
bringing these suits.
There is a 6 month time limit from the date of the grant of probate (or letter of administration where there is no will) to
bring a claim for
financial provision.
Increasing numbers of family members or dependants who have been left out of a will, or who did not receive as much as they had hoped, are
bringing claims under the Inheritance (
Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (the «Act») for financial p
Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (the «Act») for
financial provisionprovision.
They did not remarry but resumed living together and Ms Chekov
brought a claim for reasonable
financial provision as Mr Fryer's cohabitant following his death.
Part III of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 provides a mechanism in certain circumstances for a claim to be
brought in this country against a spouse or former spouse even if
financial provision has already been made by a foreign court.
The daughter can
bring a claim under the Inheritance Act because the Will does not make «reasonable
financial provision» for her.
In cases
brought under the 1975 Act (one of the only means for individuals to challenge the terms of a valid will), the test is still what would have been reasonable
financial provision for the claimant to receive in the circumstances of the estate, so it is common for a «luxurious» lifestyle to be taken into account in making a decision.
The choice of one jurisdiction over another can, and often will, have enormous implications: whereas England and Wales is often hailed as «the divorce capital of the world» for its broad powers to
bring about a fair
financial result on divorce, many other jurisdictions are inflexible or provide far less generous
financial provision.
We believe that giving informal kinship carers adequate
financial provision to
bring up the children they care for would be an equitable solution — and would probably enable more relatives to take on this role.