Trust, Wills and Probate

The High Court recently upheld a claim that an elderly man’s final will was invalid on the grounds that he lacked testamentary capacity. The man and his wife had...

The High Court has recently ruled that a man is entitled to benefit under a family trust despite finding that he was not the biological child of the settlor. ...

The High Court has ruled that a businessman’s final will, which left most of his estate to his two youngest children and largely disinherited his two eldest children, was invalid....

A woman and her ex-husband who allegedly lost substantial funds belonging to the woman’s mother have been ordered by a judge to pay back the missing money. After the...

The will of a man who married his carer less than a year before he died and left everything to her has been set aside after his daughter challenged its...

An allegation that a will is a forgery can be hard to prove. However, such an allegation was successfully made out in a High Court case concerning an elderly man...

Those responsible for administering an estate are generally entitled to recover the costs properly incurred in doing so from the estate. Recently, the High Court ruled on whether costs concerning...

Following concerns last year about delays in processing probate applications, recent figures from HM Courts and Tribunals Service show that waiting times for grants of probate are continuing to improve....

Arguments about what someone promised before their death can lead to significant legal costs. However, if faced with a claim against the estate, there may be steps the beneficiaries or...

Having your will drawn up professionally by a qualified solicitor is always a sensible precaution, especially in later life. In a recent case, the High Court ruled that a retired...