Wills & Trusts Law Reports | Autumn 2024 #196The claimant was a distant relative of the late Mr Al-Hasib Al Mahmood (the deceased) and had become increasingly close with the deceased in the period since the claimant had moved to England. The claimant, and the claimant’s wife, had provided a great deal of care and assistance to the deceased and the deceased’s wife. Eventually, the claimant had moved in with the deceased and his wife.
The claimant alleged that on two separate occasions, five days apart from one another, the deceased performed acts amounting to donationes mortis causa, in favour of the claimant, regard...
Vallee v Birchwood clarifies the doctrine of donatio mortis causa. Jennifer Lee explains ‘The definition of mortis causa has been refined over the years by the common law and its scope construed more strictly, underpinned by a judicial unease about the nature of this type of gifts.’ This article aims to provide a short overview …
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