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Wills: How big is my nil rate band?
The Woodland Trust v Loring [2014] demonstrates the importance of determining the testator’s exact intentions. Marilyn McKeever explains ‘As most practitioners do not possess a fully functioning crystal ball it would be prudent to discuss with a testator what their intentions are in general terms in order to understand the “purposes and values” intended to …
Cases Referenced
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- Boyes v Cook (1880) 14 ChD 53
- Debenhams Retail plc v Sun Alliance & London Assurance Co Ltd [2005] EWCA Civ 868
- Marley v Rawlings [2011] WTLR 595 ChD; [2012] WTLR 639 CA; [2014] WTLR 299 SC; [2014] WTLR 1511 SC (costs)
- RSPCA v Sharp [2010] WTLR 855; [2011] WTLR 311
- The Woodland Trust v Loring & ors [2014] WTLR 159 CA