Court of Appeal Sets Aside Financial Remedy Order
The Court of Appeal has upheld a man’s argument that the financial remedy order made on his divorce should have been set aside because the wife had given inaccurate evidence...
Continue readingWhen ‘heir hunters’ approached three family members with the unexpected news that they stood to inherit money from a person who died without leaving a will, they were asked to...
Continue readingWhen the wording of a will is clear, the likelihood of a successful challenge is much reduced. A recent dispute over a woman’s will illustrates the point. The will...
Continue readingWhen a terminally ill man changed his will by codicil shortly before he died, in order to provide for the woman he had been living with for the 12 years...
Continue readingWhen a widow gave a power of attorney to her solicitor in 1985, she also executed a conveyance over the property in which she lived which made her son the...
Continue readingAn assertion that cash gifts of £100,000 each to his two daughters should be considered to be part of a deceased man’s estate was given short shrift by the court...
Continue readingA recent case concerned the estate of a woman who died in 2008 aged 98. One of her sons had lived with her during the final three years of her...
Continue readingWhen a person expects to die, their thoughts often turn to those who have helped them most in life. In such circumstances, it is by no means uncommon for quite...
Continue readingAn 80-year-old woman’s will has been declared invalid by the High Court on the ground that she was suffering a grief reaction following the deaths of her husband and her...
Continue readingWhen someone is appointed under a power of attorney, their obligations can be onerous enough without the person who appointed them (the donor) trying to impose restrictions on their ability...
Continue readingIf you sign a will that is incorrectly drafted, you may think it would be a simple matter for the will to be amended after your death. Regrettably, this...
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