Private Wealth and Trust Disputes Notes

New look Private Wealth and Trust Disputes Blog

Welcome to the new look Herbert Smith Freehills Private Wealth and Trust Disputes Blog. Our blog has recently been updated with a new design. As well as …

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 …

Two recent cases on Beddoe relief: What happens if you forget to apply and Beddoe relief for appeals

Where there's a certified copy Will, there's a way? English High Court admits certified copy Will to probate, despite dispute about whether the will-maker had revoked it

In Blyth v Sykes [2019] EWHC 54 (Ch), the English High Court decided that an estate would be administered in accordance with a certified copy of the …