The Weekly Law Reports
[2023] 2 WLR 1227
Court of Appeal
Hudson
v
Hathway
[2022] EWCA Civ 1648
2022 Nov 22, 23; Dec 14
Lewison, Andrews, Nugee LJJ
Trust of land— Family home— Joint interest— Unmarried couple living in property as joint tenants— Couple separating— Man writing emails to woman disavowing any interest in property— Emails subscribed with man’s first name— Whether email correspondence amounting to release of man’s interest in property— Whether emails satisfying statutory formality that dispositions of interests in land or equitable interests be in writing and “signed”— Whether emails giving rise to constructive trust— Whether detrimental reliance on parties’ common intention necessary for constructive trust to arise—
Law of Property Act 1925 (15 & 16 Geo 5, c 20), ss 36, 53[1]
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Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989 (c 34), s 2[2]