Amnir & ors v Bala & ors WTLR(w) 2023-06

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In the matter of: THE ESTATE OF MOHAMMED AMNIR BALA DECEASED

1. SHAMA AMNIR

2. AB (a minor by his litigation friend FARRAH MAJEED)

4. CD (a minor by his litigation friend, FARRAH MAJEED)

V

FAHID BALA

AND SIX OTHERS

and between

MN (a protected party by her litigation friend, TARANUM MOHAMED RAUF)

v

FAHID BALA

AND NINE OTHERS

JUDGMENT MASTER BRIGHTWELL: [1] What follows below may be seen as an exhortation to parties embarking on litigation under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (‘the 1975 Act’) to consider in advance the potentially devastating consequences of fighting points of marginal relevance at inordinate cost with the effect of depleting a significant …

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Counsel Details

Julian Reed (Pump Court Tax Chambers, 16 Bedford Row, London WC1R 4EF, tel 020 7414 8080, email clerks@pumptax.com), instructed by Stephen Rimmer LLP (28-30 Hyde Gardens, Eastbourne, BN21 4PX, tel 01323 644222, email enquiries@stephenrimmer.com) for the first claimant in the first claim.

Mark Dubbery (Pump Court Tax Chambers, 16 Bedford Row, London WC1R 4EF, tel 020 7414 8080, email clerks@pumptax.com), instructed by Inspire Law Ltd (5 St John’s Lane, London EC1M 4BH, tel 020 3322 5101, email malcolm@inspirelaw.co.uk) for the second and fourth claimants in the first claim.

Aidan Briggs (New Square Chambers, 12 New Square, Lincoln’s Inn, London WC2A 3SW, tel 020 7419 8000, email clerks@newsquarechambers.co.uk.), instructed by Ashfords LLP (Ashford House, Grenadier Road, Exeter EX1 3LH, tel 01392 337 000, email website@ashfords.co.uk) for the claimant in the second claim.

The third defendant in the first claim appeared in person.

Cases Referenced

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Legislation Referenced

  • Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, s121
  • CPR Practice Direction 57AD
  • Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975, ss1(1) and (2), 2, 3(1), (2) and (3), 9(1), 19(1), 25
  • Inheritance Tax Act 1984, s89
  • Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, s25(1)