Will construction: Context is key

St John’s Buildings (Chambers of Frances Heaton QC and Richard Norton) | Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal | January/February 2022 #230
Interpreting wills is not a question of dictionary definitions. Elis Gomer examines a case that underscores this principle It is unhelpful to stick too dogmatically to the ‘dictionary’ meaning of a word or term when there is a likelihood that it is being used – for whatever reason – in an unconventional way. The recent …

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Wills: Trial and error

New Square Chambers | Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal | July/August 2021 #225
Alexander Learmonth QC and James McKean report on a case on construction and rectification If the will does not accord with the deceased’s intentions, the wrong is irreversible. Correcting that wrong must be more important than classifying how it came about. There is a will, a company, and two beneficiaries. The will gives 26% of …

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