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What is the leading authority on joint legal title common intention constructive trusts?
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Jones v Kernott [2010]
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What is the difference between establishing a claim under a joint legal title case to a sole legal title case?
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there is no requirement of the acquisition hurdle as both parties already have a beneficial interest.
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What was the dicta in Stack v Dowden [2007]?
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Barry Stack argued that upon separation he was entitled to 50% under the concept of fairness, though his financial contributions only amounted to 35%.
-The HL held that the starting point for a joint legal title case a a 50:50 presumption (which is difficult to dislodge) -In order to depart from the presumption there would have to be 'unusual' or 'exceptional' circumstances, and the court could take a wide range of factors into account in divining the parties' true intentions. -the fact that they had strictly separate bank accounts was important. -The court departed from the 50:50 and awarded Barry Stack 35% |
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What was the dicta in Jones v Kernott?
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-The starting point is still a 50:50 share presumption.
-this presumption can be displaced by evidence that their common intention was different, either when the property was purchased or later. -common intention is to be OBJECTIVELY inferred from the conduct of the parties. -Where the common intention has changed the courts can have regard to fairness. -Thus it was held that Mr Kernott was only entitled to 10%. |
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Which case states that the Stack/ Kernott approach to joint legal title cases can be applied to non-sexual living arrangement?
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Adekunle v Ritchie [2007]
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Whcih case suggests that Stack/Kernott approach only applies to domestic arrangements, not commercial property or property as an investment?
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Laskar v Lasker [2008]
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