An application was made without notice for the appointment of an alleged creditor under section 116 as administrator of the deceased’s intestate estate.
Held: The court applied the standard principles of an enhanced duty of disclosure in without notice applications in probate actions.
References: [2000] WTLR 1175
Judges: Lawrence Collins QC
Statutes: Supreme Court Act 1981 116
Jurisdiction: England and Wales
This case cites:
- Cited – Re Leguia (No. 2) CA 1936 ((1936) 155 LT 270)
The court revoked a grant of letters of administration with will annexed which had been granted in favour of judgment creditors on the grounds of their non-disclosure.
Lord Wright MR: ‘But the President or probate judge has discretion either to . .
This case is cited by:
- Cited – Ghafoor and others v Cliff and others ChD 11-Apr-2006 (, [2006] EWHC 825 (Ch), [2006] 2 All ER 1079, [2006] 1 WLR 3020)
The applicant had obtained revocation of a grant of administration ad colligenda bona in the estate, and having succeeded, now sought costs. The question was whether there had been proper reasons for the application for the grant. The deceased’s . .
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