Trust, Wills and Probate

The law affords testators a high degree of freedom to pass on their estates to whomever they wish, and the fact that the terms of a will may seem unfair...

People have a great level of freedom to leave their estates as they choose and disappointed relatives must overcome a high hurdle to successfully challenge a will. Recently, the daughter...

The best way to minimise the risk of a successful challenge to your will is to have it drawn up by a qualified solicitor. Recently, a woman’s challenge to her...

The manager of a care home has been sentenced to five and a half years in prison for forging the will of an elderly woman who lived in the home....

The High Court has rejected a son’s claim that he was entitled to inherit his father’s farm based on promises his father had made during his lifetime. The son’s claim...

The High Court has upheld the validity of a codicil to a woman’s will which left the family farm to her two daughters and dismissed claims by her grandsons that...

A will purported to have been made by an elderly woman during lockdown has been declared invalid because she had not signed it in the presence of two or more...

The High Court has upheld a woman’s challenge to a will allegedly made by her late father, finding that the defendants had failed to establish on the balance of probabilities...

The High Court recently rejected a challenge to the will of a woman who had experienced memory issues prior to making it. The woman had made the will in...

The best way to ensure that your estate will pass to those you wish is to make a will and ensure it is kept up to date. Having a will...