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[2022] WLR(D) 513
Court of Appeal
Hudson v Hathway
[2022] EWCA Civ 1648
2022 Nov 22, 23;
Dec 14
Dec 14
Lewison, Andrews, Nugee LJJ
Trust of land— Family home— Joint tenants— Co-habiting couple separating— Man writing e-mails to woman disavowing any interest in former family home— Woman claiming man’s beneficial interest in house— Whether common intention that woman should have beneficial interest in property— Whether e-mails amounting to “disposition” of beneficial interest— Whether deliberately subscribing name to e-mail amounting to signature— Whether statutory formalities for disposition of interest in land or equitable interest complied with—
Law of Property Act 1925 (c 20), s 53