Sleight v Callin [2021] WTLR 1147
Autumn 2023 #192A deceased was survived by his widow and the defendant, his daughter. Although he had been a successful businessman during his lifetime, during the economic downturn that began in 2007 the deceased’s business empire collapsed, and he died heavily indebted. The defendant obtained a grant of probate of the deceased’s will and began to administer his estate with the assistance of professional advisers. More than six years after the death of the deceased, when she realised that the estate was insolvent, the defendant applied to the County Court for an insolvency administration order under th...