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Fraudulent calumny and undue influence: When foul play is suspected

RWK Goodman | Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal | July/August 2022 #235
Amanda Noyce examines where we are now after Whittle v Whittle  In both Christodoulides and Whittle the testator was frail, elderly and close to death and the calumniator was living in their parent’s house and had isolated the parent. How often does the heart of a contentious probate lawyer sink when a new enquiry is …

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Wills: High Court rules against multimillionaire’s 2014 will

Nelsons | Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal | June 2022 #234
Documentary records were critical in establishing lack of knowledge and consent in a high-value judgment over an illiterate settlor’s will. Kevin Modiri discusses One would expect that if after just two years, a testator made a significant change to their will that cut out three residuary beneficiaries who together stood to inherit over £46m, a …

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