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Devolution of assets and the need for a grantWhen a person dies, they usually own some form of property whether it be land, investments, cash,...
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2nd Mar
Q&As
If personal chattels are left in a Will to trustees to distribute in accordance with a written memorandum, how should the items be distributed of no...
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2nd Mar
Practice notes
Capacity to make or revoke a WillIn order to make a valid Will, the testator must satisfy a capacity test on two separate occasions:•when they give...
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2nd Mar
Q&As
If an executor has intermeddled, can they have power reserved to them?An executor intermeddles in an estate if they have performed actions relating to...
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Produced in partnership with Robert Smeath of New Quadrant Partners Ltd
1st Mar
News
Private Client analysis: The court rejected a claim brought by a disappointed family member of a deceased relative that the said relative had intended...
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2nd Mar
Precedents
Beneficiary ID formBeneficiary details in the Estate of the late [name of deceased]Name of BeneficiaryAddress of BeneficiaryRelationship to [name of...
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2nd Mar
News
Private Client analysis: An executrix, Sharon Hudman (Sharon), brought a Part 8 Claim under section 50 of the Administration of Justice Act 1985 (AJA...
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2nd Mar
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Private Client analysis: A beneficiary under the Will of Audrey Thelma Anita Arkell (the ‘Deceased’) brought a Part 8 claim against the executors to...
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2nd Mar
News
Restructuring & Insolvency analysis: This decision clearly demonstrates the dangers of dealing with assets falling within the assets of a...
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2nd Mar
News
Private Client analysis: The deceased executed a very short homemade Will from his hospital bed during the last weeks of his life. The defendants...
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2nd Mar
Q&As
What will land registry require to enable a charge to be released when an individual lender was about to sign a form DS1 but passes away before...
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1st Mar
Q&As
Will Brexit have any impact on the application of the EU Succession Regulation on cross-border estates, and the drafting of Wills in England and...
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Produced in partnership with Paul Davies of Clarke Willmott
28th Mar
Q&As
Where A consents to their caveat being removed and to the grant being issued in consideration of a payment from the estate can this be dealt with by a...
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Produced in partnership with James Brockhurst of Gowling WLG
1st Mar

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