Video: ‘Proprietary Estoppel and Family Assets’ and ‘Revoking Wills’

Video: 'Proprietary Estoppel and Family Assets' and 'Revoking Wills'

During this webinar, Jonathan discusses the principles of proprietary estoppel as they have been applied in recent years, particularly in relation to family homes and farms, and how to assess the strength of the claim and whether the court is likely to award everything that was expected or only something less. Emma examines the different […]

Bishop of Leeds v. Dixon Coles & Gill – solicitors’ fraud and limitations

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Thomas Dumont KC (assisted by Poppy Rimington-Pounder, also of Radcliffe Chambers) and Derek Bambury & Lisa Henty of Browne Jacobson LLP succeeded in the Court of Appeal today in establishing that solicitors can (despite Lewin on Trustees’ view to the contrary) rely on the innocent trustees’ 6-year limitation period, even when their fraudulent partner had […]

Video: Beddoes and blessings – whether and whither? (Private Client Conference 2021)

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  Marcus Flavin discusses some recent interesting blessing and Beddoe decisions from Jersey and Henry Day considers some points arising from that aspect of the British Airways pension litigation, including the availability of Beddoe relief for appeals and the effect of a Beddoe order on settlement approval. This webinar is part of the Radcliffe Chambers […]

Appeal in Re Brunt (Deceased)

Covid 19, remote execution and forged wills

Sophia Rogers acted for the successful appellants in Re Brunt (deceased), an appeal concerning duplicate wills which did not emerge until over 10 years after the deceased’s death. The respondent is seeking to propound the wills as the valid wills of the deceased. The appellants allege that the wills are forged and/or not duly executed […]