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Application to modify restrictive covenant on agricultural land unsuccessful despite grant of planning permission

In a recent case before the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber), Collins and another v Howell and another [2022], the Tribunal was asked by Mr and Mrs Collins to modify a restrictive covenant to permit the construction of a manège on their land at Newpark Stables in accordance with a planning consent that had been obtained. Mr and Mrs Howell own the adjacent Higher Norris Farm which benefits from a restrictive covenant prohibiting use of the Collins’ land for any purpose other than “the grazing of sheep and horses and arable use of all types and the production of grass cutting” and expressly prevented the construction of “any buildings other than stables on the far boundaries only”. Mr and Mrs Collins bought Newpark Stables in 2019 with the benefit of planning permission granted in 2011 for equestrian…

Are future earnings taken account of in a divorce settlement?

If you are contemplating getting divorced then your future financial security is likely to be a key concern, particularly if you gave up or compromised a promising career to look after children and support your spouse in their career.  High costs and scarcity of childcare can also make it necessary for one parent to give up work, and a lengthy break can make it very difficult to return to working at the same salary level and getting a career back on track. You might think that having supported your spouse in their career, their earning capacity is an asset which was built up during the marriage and therefore you should be entitled to a share of it, in the same way as a pension.  ‘But this is not the case, as clarified in the Court of Appeal…