A caveat has been issued to prevent the executors of the Will obtaining the grant of probate. The grant is opposed on the grounds that the executors are not fit and are...
A former spouse received maintenance from the deceased under a financial order that included a clean break provision in relation to claims under the Inheritance...
A key witness (factual and/or expert)/counsel/instructing solicitor is unable/unwilling to travel to and/or attend court due to the risk of coronavirus (COVID-19), what...
A legally represented claimant issues a non-monetary probate claim seeking declaratory relief or a remedy under Part 7 of the Inheritance (Provision for Family and...
A Pre-action Inheritance Act claim is being settled by means of a deed of variation, but the beneficiaries of the estate have also agreed to pay the claimant's legal...
A property was held by spouses, who have both died intestate, as tenants in common with the appropriate restriction at the Land Registry. Wife predeceased husband but no...
A trust deed reserves power to the settlor to appoint and remove trustees. The settlor is not a trustee of the trust. The settlor has lost capacity and has a registered...
A wishes the residue of their estate to pass to their grandchild B, when B turns 25. A would like to ensure that B’s mother, C (who is also A’s daughter) cannot challenge...
The following Wills & Probate practice note provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Administration actions—applications during the course of estate...
The following Wills & Probate practice note provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Administration actions—personal representatives and the deceased's...
The following Wills & Probate practice note provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Administration actions—personal representatives' post-grant...
The following Wills & Probate practice note provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Administration actions—removal of personal...
The following Private Client practice note provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Alternatives to litigation—contentious trusts and estates...
An elderly widower wants to leave their estate to their grandchildren and their sister, but nothing to their adult children who are financially secure. Could the adult...
An estate has a monetary claim against Beneficiary A. No proceedings have been issued against A but while not admitting the debt, A has not denied it either. A is due to...
An individual (P), who is a beneficiary of their deceased father's Will, lacks capacity and P's two deputies are also the executors of the estate. A relative of P has...
Are there grounds to argue that a constructive trust is created where A loans to B and C the whole of the purchase price of a property under a loan agreement? If so, can...
The following Private Client practice note provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Beddoe applications
C is the sole surviving executor, and B (deceased) the sole residuary beneficiary, of A. D and E are the executors and joint beneficiaries of B. What duties does C owe to...
The following Wills & Probate Q&A provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Can a cohabiting couple opt out of the Inheritance (Provision for Family and...
Can a deed of variation be entered into before a grant of probate has been obtained? Is it possible to enter into a deed of variation in the case of a grant ad colligenda...
The following Wills & Probate Q&A provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Can a former spouse make a claim against the estate of her ex-husband under...
The following Private Client Q&A provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Can an adult child, who has been adopted, make a claim against the estate of...
Can an estate be varied, with the court's consent on behalf of minor beneficiaries, to redirect the property from minor grandchildren of the deceased to the deceased's...
The following Wills & Probate Q&A provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Can an executor dispute the terms of a Will?
The following Wills & Probate Q&A provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Can an executor’s legal costs in a probate claim be challenged?...
