Covid 19, remote execution and forged wills
As the government prepares legislative amendments to allow remote execution and attestation of wills during the Covid 19 pandemic, focus returns to the ever-present risk of fraud in testamentary dispositions. All transactions are at risk of fraud but the problem is particularly acute with wills, as the likely ‘star witness’ will not be available when […]
Junior Programme: Private Client
Our next Junior Programme: Private Client webinar will be presented by Sophia Rogers and Matthew Mills on Thursday 4 March, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Matt will discuss claims to remove trustees and personal representatives including a review of key principles and recent cases. Sophia will explore the core principles and case law concerning recovery […]
Radcliffe Chambers Private Client Team will be attending ConTrA
Radcliffe Chambers’ private client team will be attending the ConTrA Trusts in Litigation Conference in Venice between 22-24 March 2023! Members attending include: Thomas Dumont KC William Moffett Marcus Flavin Oliver Hilton Josh Lewison Wendy Mathers Daniel Burton Henry Day Jonathan Edwards Emma Loizou Poppy Rimington-Pounder Daniel Thorpe Piers Digby If you are attending […]
Video: Witness Statements – The New Rules
Witness Statements – The New Rules is hosted by Shantanu Majumdar KC, Dov Ohrenstein and Lauren Kreamer. From 6th April 2021 new rules will apply to most trial witness statements in the Business & Property Courts. This webinar focuses on the practical consequences for litigators: How to ensure statements comply with the new requirements; the […]
Caroline Bolton and Natalie Pratt appear in the Supreme Court in the appeal of Wolverhampton City Council & Ors v London Gypsies and Travellers & Ors
On Wednesday 8 and Thursday 9 February, Caroline Bolton and Natalie Pratt will be appearing in the Supreme Court for the Third to Tenth Respondent local authorities in the appeal of Wolverhampton City Council & Ors v London Gypsies and Travellers & Ors (that being the appeal from London Borough of Barking and Dagenham & […]
Personal representatives: avoiding claims and meeting beneficiaries’ demands
A private client webinar hosted by William Moffett and Matthew Mills. Matt discusses the types of claim which may be brought against personal representatives and how personal representatives can minimise the risk of being sued. Please find the slides attached, here. William then considers the extent to which personal representatives should accede to, or may […]
Inheritance Tax – Indentifying Interests in Possession – Kate Selway KC
Kate Selway KC has successfully represented the taxpayers in the recent First Tier Tribunal decision of Hall v HMRC [2023] UKFTT 32 (TC) in an important case about occupation rights arising under a will and the nature of interests in possession for tax purposes. The issue was whether an interest in possession (IIP) for IHT […]
King appoints Katherine McQuail to be a Master of the Chancery Division
We are pleased to announce that the King has appointed Katherine McQuail to be a Master of the Chancery Division with effect from 11 January! Katherine will be based at the Rolls Building, Royal Courts of Justice. Katherine was called to the Bar in 1989 and undertook pupillage at 11 Old Square (the Chambers of […]
Guest and another (Appellants) v Guest (Respondent) [2022] UKSC 27
On 19 October 2022 the Supreme Court handed down judgement on Guest v Guest [2022] UKSC 27. Tom Dumont KC and William Moffett, instructed by Robert James and Richie Rees of Thrings, succeeded in overturning (in part) the Court of Appeal’s decision against their clients. Guest v Guest is now the leading case on what the remedy should be […]
Junior Programme: Private Client – 14th May 2020
Our Junior Programme: Private Client webinar takes places on Thursday 14th May, 11:00 – 12:00. Jonathan Edwards will be discussing testamentary capacity, how it is proved by evidence, and the special situation of a loss of capacity between giving instructions for the will and executing it. Poppy Rimington-Pounder will be examining the formalities for making […]
