Ewing v Bennett: CA 25 Feb 1998
The claimant appealed admission to probate of the will of the deceased, arguing that she had not had testamentary capacity when it was made. Held: There was evidence of the beginnings of dementia, but...
View ArticleRamlort Ltd v Michael James Meston Reid: CA 8 Jul 2004
The company sought to claim under a life policy. The deceased had died in Scotland insolvent. The trustee of the policy had declared that he held it on trust for the claimant, but the defendant, the...
View ArticleTurner v Phythian and Another: ChD 15 Mar 2013
The claimant challenged the will as to its proper execution (incorrect attestation), lack of mental capacity, and failure to know or approve of its contents. Vivien Rose [2013] EWHC 499 (Ch) Bailii...
View ArticleJabeen v Lloyds TSB Bank Plc: CA 15 Jan 2013
Renewed application for permission to appeal against rejection of claim against estate that property held in the name of the deceased in fact belonged to the claimant. Mummery LJ [2013] EWCA Civ 201...
View ArticleArchibald T F Fraser of Abertarff v Lord Lovat Et E Contra: HL 23 Feb 1875
Circumstances in which held (aff. judgment of Court of Session) that an executor was entitled to relief against an entailed estate for various accounts paid by him as executor. Lord Chancellor Cairns,...
View ArticleStewart and Others v Franks and Others: SCS 26 Apr 2013
Lord Brailsford [2013] ScotCS CSOH – 63 Bailii Scotland Updated: 02 May 2021; Ref: scu.473011 br> The post Stewart and Others v Franks and Others: SCS 26 Apr 2013 appeared first on swarb.co.uk.
View ArticleDyce Sombre v Troup, Solaroli, And Prinsep, And The Hon East India Company:...
[1856] EngR 166 (B), (1856) Dea and Sw 22 Commonlii England and Wales Updated: 03 May 2021; Ref: scu.290921 br> The post Dyce Sombre v Troup, Solaroli, And Prinsep, And The Hon East India Company:...
View ArticleM P Galt (Alexander’s Factor) v Miller (Finlay’s Trustee) and Others: HL 25...
A took the title to heritable subjects which he had purchased in the names of certain persons, who, by deed of declaration of trust, declared that they held the subjects in trust inter alia for the...
View ArticleIn the Goods of Newland, deceased: 1952
The judge upheld the nuncupative will of an apprentice in the merchant navy while on shore leave (which was, at longest, from 4 July to 1 August 1944) from the troopship on which he was employed....
View ArticleRe Pearce, Deceased, Pearce v Pearce: CA 25 Jun 1998
The claimant, the adult son of the deceased sought provision from the estate. He said that he had taken a substantial part in the refurbishment of a family property. Later his parents had separated. At...
View ArticleTibbs and Tibbs v Beresford Webb and others (2): CA 25 Jun 1998
[1998] EWCA Civ 1090 Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 England and Wales Updated: 05 May 2021; Ref: scu.144569 br> The post Tibbs and Tibbs v Beresford Webb and others (2):...
View ArticleNational Westminster Bank Plc v Lucas and Others: ChD 11 Mar 2014
Mr Justice Sales [2014] EWHC 653 (Ch) Bailii England and Wales Citing: See Also – National Westminster Bank Plc v Lucas and Others ChD 20-Feb-2013 . . These lists may be incomplete. Updated: 05 May...
View ArticleHardy v Hardy and Another: ChD 28 Jan 2013
Kevin Prosser QC sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court [2013] EWHC 83 (Ch) Bailii England and Wales Updated: 05 May 2021; Ref: scu.547548 br> The post Hardy v Hardy and Another: ChD 28 Jan...
View ArticleTociapski v Tociapski: ChD 20 Mar 2013
[2013] EWHC 1770 (Ch), [2013] WTLR 1821 Bailii England and Wales Updated: 05 May 2021; Ref: scu.547549 br> The post Tociapski v Tociapski: ChD 20 Mar 2013 appeared first on swarb.co.uk.
View ArticleNational Westminster Bank Plc v Lucas and Others: ChD 20 Feb 2013
Sales J [2013] EWHC 770 (Ch) Bailii England and Wales Cited by: See Also – National Westminster Bank Plc v Lucas and Others ChD 11-Mar-2014 . . These lists may be incomplete. Updated: 05 May 2021; Ref:...
View ArticlePedley v Dodds: 1866
If all the words of a description are true and correctly describe a thing certain the court will not presume that there is any error so as to extend the meaning of the words to something not properly...
View ArticleStewart v Maclaren and Another: HL 18 Jun 1920
A testatrix left a will and three codicils. The third codicil, which was notarially executed, repeated the provisions of the second codicil with the exception of one, and expressly confirmed the...
View ArticleKell v Jones and Others: ChD 16 Nov 2012
Claim for rectification of a will. [2012] EWHC B30 (Ch), [2013] WTLR 507 Bailii England and Wales Updated: 05 May 2021; Ref: scu.472526 br> The post Kell v Jones and Others: ChD 16 Nov 2012 appeared...
View ArticleRe Pinion: CA 28 Feb 1964
[1964] 2 WLR 919, [1965] Ch 85, [1964] 1 All ER 890, [1964] EWCA Civ 1 Bailii England and Wales Updated: 05 May 2021; Ref: scu.262796 br> The post Re Pinion: CA 28 Feb 1964 appeared first on...
View ArticleNugent and Another v Benfield Greig Group Plf and others: CA 14 Mar 2001
[2001] EWCA Civ 397, [2002] WTLR 769, [2002] BCC 256 Bailii Companies Act 1985 459 England and Wales Updated: 06 May 2021; Ref: scu.200918 br> The post Nugent and Another v Benfield Greig Group Plf...
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