Private Wealth and Trust Disputes Notes

Court considers the will of the judge who created the ‘Golden Rule’

GOSS-CUSTARD & ANOR V TEMPLEMAN & ORS [2020] EWHC 632 (CH) Following a seven-day trial, judgment was handed down on 28 January 2020 upholding …

Out of time financial provision claims under the 1975 Act - further clarity from the English Court of Appeal?

In the recent case of Begum v Ahmed [2019] EWCA Civ 1794, the Court of Appeal granted permission for the Appellant to bring a claim 12 months out of time …

Confusion in the English High Court over out of time Inheritance Act claims

The English High Court has recently issued two apparently inconsistent judgments in relation to out of time claims brought under the Inheritance …

ENGLISH HIGH COURT FINDS TRUSTEES WHO RESISTED A CLAIM FOR THEIR REMOVAL NOT ENTITLED TO COSTS FROM THE ESTATE

English High Court finds son entitled to family farm based upon proprietary estoppel

In Thompson v Thompson [2018] EWHC 1338, the High Court in London ruled in favour of a son who sought a declaration based on proprietary estoppel that …

Ilott v The Blue Cross and others – testamentary freedom and financial provision for family members around the common law world

On 25 April 2017 Richard Norridge, Joanna Caen and Gareth Keillor delivered a webinar on the state of the law relating to testamentary freedom and …

Wills interpreted according to their ordinary and natural meaning despite this not reflecting testators' intention

The English High Court has recently held that, in a case concerning construction of Wills, the ordinary and natural meaning of survivorship clauses …

The insolvent oligarch: the English High Court provides much needed guidance on quantifying liabilities in a deceased insolvent’s estate

In Lockston Group Inc v Nicholas Stewart Wood [2015] EWHC 2962 (Ch), the English High Court held that foreign currency claims and claims for interest in …

London High Court re-confirms the application of the law on domicile in claim under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975

In the recent case of Kebbeh v Farmer [2015] EWHC 3827, the English High Court applied established principles of domicile in relation to claims for …