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Ownership of the family home: Stack v Dowden in the House of Lords [2008] CFLQ 255

Date:16 SEP 2011
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Graham Battersby

Stack v Dowden is a landmark decision, because it is the first case on family property to reach the House of Lords since Lloyds Bank plc v Rosset in 1981. The reasoning of the majority, while carrying the law forward, also creates major causes for concern, and the reasoning in the minority judgment is preferred.

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