Re K (Deceased): ChD 28 Mar 2007
The administrators of the deceased’s estate sought permission of the court to pay certain creditors and then to distribute the balance to the beneficiaries without reference to claims against the...
View ArticleWright and Another v Fitzgerald: CA 24 Oct 2002
[2002] EWCA Civ 1592 Bailii England and Wales Updated: 09 March 2021; Ref: scu.217777 br> The post Wright and Another v Fitzgerald: CA 24 Oct 2002 appeared first on swarb.co.uk.
View ArticleCD, Re Presumed Death of AB: ChD 29 Oct 2019
[2019] EWHC 2785 (Ch) Bailii Presumption of Death Act 2013 England and Wales Updated: 09 March 2021; Ref: scu.643886 br> The post CD, Re Presumed Death of AB: ChD 29 Oct 2019 appeared first on...
View ArticleJoint Stock Company ‘Aeroflot- Russian Airlines’ and Another v Berezovskaya...
Morgan J [2014] EWHC 70 (Ch) Bailii England and Wales Updated: 10 March 2021; Ref: scu.520822 br> The post Joint Stock Company ‘Aeroflot- Russian Airlines’ and Another v Berezovskaya and Another:...
View ArticleWilliams v Powell: 25 Feb 1852
[1852] EngR 301 (B), (1852) 15 Beav 461 Commonlii England and Wales Updated: 10 March 2021; Ref: scu.295424 br> The post Williams v Powell: 25 Feb 1852 appeared first on swarb.co.uk.
View ArticleThomas Foster v Thomas Hayes And John Pierson Senior: 1855
[1855] EngR 40, (1855) 4 El and Bl 717, (1855) 119 ER 265 Commonlii England and Wales Updated: 10 March 2021; Ref: scu.291962 br> The post Thomas Foster v Thomas Hayes And John Pierson Senior: 1855...
View ArticleKhan v Abdool: PC 2 Nov 2020
(From the Supreme Court of Mauritius) Appeal arising from an ‘action en recherche de paternite’ Lord Kerr, Lady Black, Lord Lloyd-Jones, Lord Briggs, Lord Leggatt [2020] UKPC 28 Bailii England and...
View ArticleWestendorp and Another v Warwick: ChD 27 Apr 2006
Hart J [2006] EWHC 915 (Ch) Bailii England and Wales Citing: Cited – Hoff and others v Atherton CA 19-Nov-2004 Appeals were made against pronouncements for the validity of a will and against the...
View ArticleMackenzie v Yeo: 6 Jun 1842
[1842] EngR 707, (1842) 3 Curt 125, (1842) 163 ER 677 Commonlii England and Wales Updated: 11 March 2021; Ref: scu.307662 br> The post Mackenzie v Yeo: 6 Jun 1842 appeared first on swarb.co.uk.
View ArticleCarr and others v Beaven and others: ChD 29 Oct 2008
The parties contested the validity of a will on the basis of incapacity. Held: The golden rule was for a solicitor to obtain a doctor’s opinion as to the testator’s capacity, but bemoaning the absence...
View ArticleNegus v Gordon Charles Bahouse and Another: ChD 23 Oct 2007
[2007] EWHC 2628 (Ch) Bailii Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 England and Wales Updated: 11 March 2021; Ref: scu.261460 br> The post Negus v Gordon Charles Bahouse and...
View ArticleWrench v Murray: 14 Jul 1843
[1843] EngR 930, (1843) 3 Curt 623, (1843) 163 ER 846 Commonlii England and Wales Updated: 11 March 2021; Ref: scu.306624 br> The post Wrench v Murray: 14 Jul 1843 appeared first on swarb.co.uk.
View ArticleAB (A Person Under A Disability) v CMcD and Others: ChNI 26 May 2020
[2020] NICh 10 Bailii Northern Ireland Updated: 12 March 2021; Ref: scu.658959 br> The post AB (A Person Under A Disability) v CMcD and Others: ChNI 26 May 2020 appeared first on swarb.co.uk.
View ArticleIrani v Irani and others: ChD 24 Jul 2006
The deceased had effectively settled his divorce ancillary relief proceedings by promising to leave a property by will to to his former wife, the claimant. He signed a document which appeared to be...
View ArticleThe Official Solicitor To The Senior Courts v Yemoh and Others: ChD 15 Dec 2010
The deceased had died intestate in 1985, and the administration concluded only lately by the Official Solicitor, who now sought guidance from the court on the administration of the estate, given that...
View ArticleMarley v Rawlings and Another: SC 22 Jan 2014
A husband and wife had each executed the will which had been prepared for the other, owing to an oversight on the part of their solicitor; the question which arose was whether the will of the husband,...
View ArticleKenny v Isaacs and others: CA 28 Jun 2001
[2001] EWCA Civ 1118 Bailii England and Wales Updated: 12 March 2021; Ref: scu.201151 br> The post Kenny v Isaacs and others: CA 28 Jun 2001 appeared first on swarb.co.uk.
View ArticleBodh v Boudh and Another: ChD 9 Oct 2006
The claimant sought an order that the will he produced was the proper last will of the deceased, and that the earlier grant in respect of another will should be revoked. Held: ‘the burden of proof...
View ArticleSchofield, and Elizabeth His Wife, Administratrix Of Lane v Corbett: 3 May 1836
[1836] EngR 659, (1836) 11 QB 779, (1836) 116 ER 666 Commonlii England and Wales Updated: 13 March 2021; Ref: scu.314991 br> The post Schofield, and Elizabeth His Wife, Administratrix Of Lane v...
View ArticleCowderoy v Cranfield: ChD 24 Jun 2011
cowderoy_cranfieldChD2011 The claimant challenged a will alleging lack of capacity, non-approval and undue influence. Held: Morgan J discussed the standard of proof applicable: ‘The requisite standard...
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