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TLATA in focus – recent cases and what comes next

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09 Jun 2026

The Government have announced a 10-week consultation on major cohabitation reforms in England and Wales, including rights for cohabitees on separation and intestacy, as well as proposals to make pre‑ and post‑nuptial agreements legally binding.

Brie Stevens-Hoare KC, Charlotte John and Cameron Stocks provide a practical update on recent developments in TLATA and related trust principles.

Alongside discussion of recent decisions—𝘙𝘦𝘪𝘥-𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘷 𝘔𝘦𝘪-𝘓𝘪𝘯, 𝘒𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘷 𝘒𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘜𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘯 𝘷 𝘜𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘯—the team will also explored the 𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 and what they may mean in practice considering this latest announcement.

A timely session for anyone advising in this area.

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