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Wills: Gone, but not forgotten
Mark Baxter sets out the current thinking on proving the existence of lost wills ‘It appears difficult to prove a lost will in the absence of supporting evidence that a will existed at all: the court will wish to corroborate the evidence in favour of the lost will with evidence that a will that could …
Cases Referenced
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- Cutto v Gilbert (1854) 9 Moo PC 131 Ferneley v Napier [2011] WTLR 1303
- Harris v Knight (1890) 15 PD 170 Rajapakse & ors v Singh (2019) unreported Central London County Court HHJ Wulwik 23 May
- Re Wipperman [1955] P 59
- Sugden v Lord St Leonards (1876) 1 PD 154
- Woodward v Goulstone (1886) 11 App Cas 469