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Forfeiture: Turning on the facts
Laura Abbott reports on a spate of recent cases in which the forfeiture rule has been waived Manslaughter will, in every case, deprive someone of their inheritance unless the court exercises its power to modify the effect of the rule. The long-standing forfeiture rule is a matter of public policy and provides that if a …
