A grandmother abused a position of trust and stole £150k from her cousin who had cerebral palsy. Wendy Davies, 76, from Powys was appointed as a deputy by The Court of Protection to manage the financial Read More
Is There An Increase In Attorneys Abusing Their Clients’ Finances?
Figures released recently by the Office of the Public Guardian (England and Wales) (OPG) showed reports of concern at a higher level than ever before, and specifically, more claims than ever before about attorneys abusing Read More
A solicitor has been struck off the roll of solicitors for failing to properly advise his clients after a number of them collectively bequeathed him in excess of £400,000 over a four-year period. Between January 2011 and Read More
Judgement was handed down in the case of Scarle v Scarle HC-2017-002117 on 13th August 2019. The bodies of John and Marjorie Scarle were found at their home address on 11 October 2016. It was a second Read More
In June the High Court heard a dispute between two step-sisters who have asked the court to decide which of their parents died first. This unusual case concerns the affairs of married couple John and Read More
An experienced probate solicitor has been struck off the roll for consistently overcharging clients for administering an estate. Harold Anthony Newell qualified as a solicitor in 1963. Despite working in law for more than 50 years, he Read More
Banbridge Solicitor Charged With Stealing £73,844
Paul Downey, 62, a solicitor from Mount Royal in Banbridge has been charged at Banbridge Magistrates’ Court with stealing £73,844 from the deceased Catherine Hayes’ estate. As well as being charged with theft, Mr Downey was also Read More
Financial Gain Churchwarden’s Motivation For Murder
Benjamin Field, 28, a Churchwarden in Maids Morton has been found guilty of murdering 69-year-old author Peter Farquhar. Field, is said to have tricked Mr Farquhar, into changing his will, before committing the murder and trying Read More
Judge Makes Decision On All Or Nothing Case
A High Court Judge has used the Commorientes Rule, and decided that Ann Scarle outlived her husband John after they both passed away at their home in Essex in October 2016. John Scarle aged 79 and his Read More
A landmark decision to refuse a widow’s request to contest the Will and Trust of her late husband’s estate because the request was made after the six-month deadline has been overturned by the Read More
Vlad Macdonald-Munteanu, Associate, and Oliver Black, Solicitor, discuss the Court of Appeal judgement handed down on 30 July 2019 in Cowan v Foreman as well as the implications for parties facing out of time Inheritance (Provision for Read More
Following a recent case, deputies and attorneys representing donor’s in irreversible comas may have increased powers to offer gifts from the estate. What happens if a person unexpectedly loses capacity without making a clear Read More
In the recent case of Re Lawson, Mottram and Hopton (2019 EWCOP 22), the Court of Protection (the court which oversees and determines issues for those unable to make decisions for themselves either by reason of incapacity Read More
It has recently been reported that a woman has won the right to receive her late partner’s military pension after an eight year legal battle. Ms Jane Langford had been in a relationship with Read More
It has been revealed that Elizabeth Hurley’s son, Damian, has won a long-fought legal battle with his estranged millionaire grandfather in regards to an inheritance trust that aimed to cut certain grandchildren out. The Read More
An unmarried woman, forced to put her grief on hold whilst she fought for her rights to her partner’s military pension, has won a landmark case against the Royal Air Force (RAF). Jane Langford Read More
A woman is locked in a court battle in a bid to recover thousands of pounds of inheritance after the money was mistakenly given to a complete stranger. Christine Burn, aged 65, of Ponteland, has fought Read More
An uncaring man has pleaded guilty to fraud by abusing his position as executor of his late stepfather’s Will. Ron Savory, 58, who was trusted to act as executor, ignored his stepfather’s wishes by Read More
This quarterly contentious trust and probate litigation update provide a summary of a cross-section of reported decisions handed down in the courts of England and Wales in the period April 2018 – June 2019. DAMIAN LINES V MAUREEN Read More
The formal requirements for a valid Will in England and Wales set a high standard. Section 9 of the Wills Act 1837 sets out the requirements for a testamentary document to be suitable evidence of the testator’Read More
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