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Undue Influence: Tread carefully
Schomberg v Taylor demonstrates the high evidential burden of challenging a will under undue influence. Mark Keenan and David Hickmott explain ‘Where an allegation of undue influence is made, the burden of proof is on the party alleging the misconduct and the civil standard of the balance of probabilities applies.’ There are various grounds upon …
Cases Referenced
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- Carapeto v Good [2002] EWHC 640 (Ch); [2002] WTLR 801; [2002] WTLR 1305
- Cowderoy v Cranfield [2011] WTLR 1699
- Edwards v Edwards & ors [2007] EWHC 1119 (Ch); [2007] WTLR 1387 ChD
- Hampson v Guy [1891] 64 LT 778
- Hubbard v Scott [2012] WTLR 29
- Kostic v Chaplin [2007] EWHC 2909 (Ch); [2007] EWHC 2298 (Ch); [2008] WTLR 655
- Schomberg v Taylor [2013] WTLR 1413
- Wharton v Bancroft [2012] WTLR 727