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Intestate Provision: Of lovers, lodgers and liars?
Rory Brown looks at the lessons to be learned from the 1975 Act application in Wright-Gordon v Legister [2014] ‘The case turned on the characterisation of Arlene’s relationship with Alonzo, namely whether she was a lover or a lodger.’ This article summarises the careful and learned judgment in the titular case before seeking to draw …
Cases Referenced
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- Bishop v Plumley [1991] 1 All ER 236
- Clark v Jones (1985) unreported, 2 December (CA)
- Harrington v Gill (1983) 4 FLR 265
- Re Haig (1979) 129 NLJ 420
- Re Kozdrach [1981] Conv 224
- Wright-Gordon v Legister [2014] WTLR 1675