The Law Reform (Married Women and Tortfeasors) Act 1935 is well known among tort lawyers for abolishing the common law rule denying one tortfeasor the right to claim a contribution to damages from another. However, it is equally important for … Read more
The Administration of Estates Act 1925 reformed the intestacy rules to allow women to benefit on the same terms as men. The distinction between the treatment of land (which had formerly gone to the heir-at-law) and personal property was removed, … Read more
Grant v Edwards liberalised the approach to constructive trust formulations of women cohabitants’ share in co-owned homes.
Williams & Glyn’s Bank v Boland accepted that wives might have an overriding interest in the home and encouraged joint legal ownership of the home.
The Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977 increased legislative protections to women who were homeless or threatened with homelessness as a result of domestic violence.
The Married Women (Restraint Upon Anticipation) Act 1949 removed last vestige of coverture; married women could now deal with property exactly like men.
The Married Women’s Property Act 1882 gave married women ability to own and manage property independently of their husbands.
The Slave, Grave, a case about the emancipation of (women) slaves, is a forerunner of campaigns for the emancipation of women.
The Married Women’s Property Act 1964 established that housekeeping money belongs jointly to husband and wife.