| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2012] All ER (D) 55 (Jan) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2011] EWCA Civ 1603 |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Civil Division |
| Judge: | Lord Neuberger MR, Maurice Kay and Sullivan LJJ |
| Representation | April Plant (instructed by Stevens Solicitors) appeared for the claimant. |
| Charlotte Ford (instructed by Adams Harrison) appeared for the defendant. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 23 November 2011 |
Catchwords
Joint tenancy - Means of effecting severance - Agreement or conduct - Inference of agreement - Parties owning property as beneficial joint tenants - Parties divorcing - Claimant alleging division of other assets effecting severance of joint tenancy - Court holding no severance - Claimant appealing - Whether court erring - .
The Case
Joint tenancy Means of effecting severance. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, dismissed the claimant's appeal against the County Court's finding that there had been a severance of the beneficial interest in a joint tenancy by acts done relating to divorce proceedings between the defendant and his deceased wife.
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