Hudson V Hathway

The Court of Appeal decision in Hudson v Hathway[2022] shows how the law in relation to property ownership and trusts of land is adapting to reflect the ways in which people communicate in the modern world.

In this case, Mr Hudson and Ms Hathway were joint owners of a property and were cohabiting together.

They owned the property as joint tenants both in law and equity.

In 2009, Mr Hudson left the property, and Ms Hathway continued to reside there with their two children.

In 2013, there was a discussion about how their assets (which included the property) would be pided.

At the time, there was an ongoing and somewhat protracted insurance claim progressing due to an oil spill that affected the property.