Protecting your clients against undue influence claims – Article by Marie-Claire Bleasdale
Marie-Claire Bleasdale was invited by STEP Journal to give practical advice to practitioners on how to protect their clients against unjust claims of undue influence in court. Subscribers can read Marie-Claire’s piece here.
Video: How to wipe the slate clean: a DIY instructional video
No need to cry over spilt milk when you have handymen Tom Dumont KC and Piers Feltham’s step-by-step guide to correcting trustees’ mistakes, taking you through the history and development of the court’s jurisdiction, recent case law, criteria to be satisfied and pitfalls to be avoided. Please email events@radcliffechambers.com if you have any questions or […]
Video: Junior Programme: Private Client – Contentious Probate Litigation
In this webinar Jonathan Edwards discuss commonly experienced procedural problems in probate litigation, including the caveat and citation procedures, ensuring that the relevant parties are bound by the decision, and putting a settlement agreement into effect. Sophia Rogers explores the issues of undue influence and fraudulent calumny in probate claims, including a summary review of […]
Video: Testamentary capacity and will-making in other jurisdictions
Junior Programme: Practical tips for administering estates and Making wills: an update
During this webinar Matthew Mills discusses various practical points which personal representatives and their advisers should bear in mind when securing probate, collecting the deceased’s assets, and administering the estate. Emma Loizou discusses the Government’s proposal to allow electronic witnessing of wills. Junior Programme events are aimed at recently qualified lawyers and consist of an […]
Fraudulent calumny decision upheld
Kate Selway acted for the successful respondent when Morgan J recently dismissed two applications for permission to appeal the decisions of Mr Recorder Lawrence Cohen KC following a two week trial earlier this year concerning consolidated claims of fraudulent calumny and undue influence. Morgan J’s judgments are a useful reminder of the rules for establishing […]
Challenging suspicious wills – Paper by Charles Holbech
There are a number of classic features common to probate claims where the validity of a will is challenged. A testator typically executes a new will in favour of one or more family members (often to the exclusion of others). The new will represents a significant departure from the terms of previous wills, which had […]
The definition of “grandchild” in US inheritance disputes – Article by Josh Lewison
Josh Lewison discussed the definition of “grandchild” in US inheritance disputes in an article for STEP Journal. You can read the article here. This article was originally published as Josh Lewison, ‘What’s in a word?’, STEP Journal (Vol27 Iss9), pp.57-59, and is reproduced with the kind permission of STEP Journal.
Claiming an interest in someone else’s property (Sandford v Oliver) – Article by Matthew Mills
Matthew Mills’ article on Sandford v Oliver, a constructive trust decision involving a family home, was recently published by Lexis PSL Private Client. You can read his analysis here. This article was first published on Lexis® PSL Private Client on 23 September 2019. Click for a free trial of Lexis®PSL.
Charles Holbech’s talk for the Professional Negligence Lawyers Association London Conference 2019
Charles Holbech gave a wills and probate negligence update at the Professional Negligence Lawyers Association London Conference on 9 October 2019. The text of that update is available here.