Wills & Trusts Law Reports | April 2012 #118Daphne Mary Burgess (testatrix), who was a widow, had made a will on 23 September 1996 (1996 will) leaving her entire estate equally between her three children, the first and second claimants and the first defendant. At that time, she was living at 8 Abbey Way, Bradville, Milton Keynes (8 Abbey Way) and, while retaining a sense of financial independence, she relied on her son for the payment of household bills. Her physical health deteriorated as she became older, medication was already required for hypertension when she was diagnosed with diabetes, and an arthritic condition worsened to...
Barrett v Bem sets an unusual precedent as Emily Exton explains ‘There was, in Vos J’s view, no question that Mr Lavin had wanted to make a will and had wanted Mrs Liston to inherit.’After a seven-year legal battle the will of Martin Lavin has recently been upheld by the court, in Barrett v Bem …
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