Slattery v Jagger [2015] EWHC 3976 (Ch)

Wills: Flexible interpretation

Fiona Campbell-White and Henrietta Watson discuss the current approach of the courts to the construction and rectification of wills ‘When interpreting a contract, the aim is to identify the intention of the party or parties to the document by interpreting the words used in their documentary, factual and commercial context without reference to any subjective …

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Wills: The law of unintended consequences

Using standard wording for survivorship clauses in mirror wills can lead to errors. Tim Adams and Scott Taylor examine the High Court’s current approach to will-drafting mistakes ‘The ordinary and natural meaning of the survivorship clause is that anyone who is named in the will must survive the testator by 28 days in order to …

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