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Our previous blog covered Cohabitation Agreements and the protection that they afford cohabiting couples in the event of separation.  Another area which we felt it was useful to consider is what happens to joint property in the event of a cohabiting couple separating.

If you reside with your partner but are not married, the legal definition of this arrangement is known as ‘cohabitation.’  Cohabiting couples do not have the same protection in law as married couples, in the event of their separation or death.  This can prove to be very difficult for some couples particularly as, in practical terms, their lives operate in the same way as it would if they were married.  Many cohabiting couples own joint property together and have children together, but simply are not married. Read more…

We welcomed a decision issued by Lady Wolffe in the Outer House of the Court of Session this week, regarding the enforcement of post-termination non-compete restrictions in a contract of employment.

Representing the pursuer, construction recruitment firm Apex Resources Ltd, the litigation team sought interim interdicts against three of its former employees who the pursuer alleged were in breach of the post-termination clauses in their contracts of employment. Read more…

Through our relationships with other people, we often make promises. You may promise to do something, or you may promise not to do something (you may even promise yourself you’re going to get fit once gyms re-open…!). But what does the law have to say about all of this: are promises legally enforceable? If you break a promise to yourself and find that you are firmly parked on the sofa rather than the gym, the only repercussion will be an expanding waistline. But what if you make a serious promise to a friend or relative – would that be legally enforceable if you renege on it? Read more…