Cohabitation: Law, Practice And Precedents

by David Bishop, David Bishop

The continuing increase in unmarried cohabiting couples means that the law and practice relating to cohabitation continues to grow in significance for family and private client lawyers. The popular Law Practice and Precedents provides an up-to-date and comprehensive account of the law and practice in the UK relating to cohabitants, together with practical precedent materials. Whether preparing a cohabitation contract, drafting wills for cohabiting couples, advising on rights on relationship breakdown or the death of a partner, or applying for a personal protection order or a parental responsibility agreement, practitioners will find authoritative analysis of the applicable law and expert guidance on procedural issues. This new edition has been extensively revised to take account of the prospective changes introduced by the Adoption and Children Act 2002, the implementation of the Land Registration Act 2002, as well as significant new case-law particularly in relation to property matters.

Hardcover

First published June 1, 2001

About the author

David James Bishop is a New Zealand screenwriter and author. He was a UK comics editor during the 1990s, running such titles as the Judge Dredd Megazine and 2000 AD, the latter between 1996 and the summer of 2000.

He has since become a prolific author and received his first drama scriptwriting credit when BBC Radio 4 broadcast his radio play Island Blue: Ronald in June 2006. In 2007, he won the PAGE International Screenwriting Award in the short film category for his script Danny's Toys, and was a finalist in the 2009 PAGE Awards with his script The Woman Who Screamed Butterflies.

In 2008, he appeared on 23 May edition of the BBC One quiz show The Weakest Link, beating eight other contestants to win more than £1500 in prize money.

In 2010, Bishop received his first TV drama credit on the BBC medical drama series Doctors, writing an episode called A Pill For Every Ill, broadcast on 10 February.