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Inter Vivos Gifts: Ascertain the testator’s true intentions
Kloosman v Aylen has clarified the court’s approach towards the presumption against double portions. Matthew Hodson examines the case. Testators may feel rather differently about the division of their estate if they come to understand that it is worth rather more, or less, than they thought. The first question to consider when looking at the …
Cases Referenced
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- Casimir v Alexander [2001] WTLR 939
- Kloosman v Aylen & ors [2013] EWHC 435 (Ch)
- Re Cameron (deceased) [1999] Ch 386
- Re Eardleys Will [1920] 1 Ch 397
- Re Vaux [1938] Ch 581
- Spiers v English [1907] P 122