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Lane v Lane & ors (costs) [2024] WTLR 639
JUDGMENT JONATHAN HILLIARD KC: Introduction [1] This judgment deals with the costs of the claims that I determined in my 9 February 2024 judgment (the Judgment), neutral citation number [2024] EWHC 275 (Ch). The Judgment dealt with two questions concerning the effect of a will and the administration of an estate respectively, specifically (1) whether …
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Otitoju v Onwordi [2024] WTLR 655
JUDGMENT HHJ PAUL MATTHEWS: [1] This is my judgment on applications made in two linked claims concerning a very sad dispute about the funeral arrangements to be made for the late Peter Adebayo Otitoju, who was born on 8 January 1955 in Nigeria, but died in Walthamstow, London, on 8 August 2023. The claimant in …
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Pead v Prostate Cancer UK & ors [2024] WTLR 667
JUDGMENT DEPUTY MASTER TEVERSON: [1] On 22 March 2023 I handed down my reserved judgment on the underlying claim with neutral citation number [2023] EWHC 642 (Ch) (‘the judgment’) following a one day trial on 18 January 2023. On 6 April 2023 it was ordered by consent as between the Claimant and the First to …
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Pierce & anr v Barton & anr [2024] WTLR 679
JUDGMENT HHJ PAUL MATTHEWS: Introduction [1] This is my judgment following the trial of a claim under CPR Part 8 by the personal representatives of the estate of the late Malcolm Barton, in which the claimant sought the directions of the court in connection with the administration of the estate. At the conclusion of the …
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Rea v Rea & ors [2024] WTLR 701
JUDGMENT LORD JUSTICE NEWEY: [1] This appeal concerns the validity of the will (‘the 2015 Will’) which Mrs Anna Rea (‘Anna’) made on 7 December 2015. Anna died in the following year, on 26 July 2016, aged 85. Her four children survived her and are the parties to these proceedings. Anna’s daughter Rita is the …
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Savage v Savage [2024] WTLR 725
JUDGMENT SNOWDEN LJ: [1] This appeal raises a question of interpretation of s15(3) of the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 (TOLATA). The question is whether that section means that a court which is considering an application for an order under s14 of TOLATA where there is a dispute between the beneficiaries …
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Stoney-Andersen v Abbas & ors [2024] WTLR 741
JUDGMENT HHJ PAUL MATTHEWS: Introduction [1] This is my judgment on a claim under CPR Part 8 relating to the estate of Vincent William Cashinella, who died on 25 November 2019. The deceased left a will dated 30 May 1995, appointing his wife, Olwen, and the first defendant, who was married to his wife’s niece. …
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Withers Trust Corporation Ltd v The Estate of Goodman [2024] WTLR 763
JUDGMENT MASTER MCQUAIL: [1] This is the disposal hearing of a Part 8 claim form which was issued on 23 June of this year. The Claimant is Withers Trust Corporation Limited being the Executor of the Estate of the late Adrian Berry. The main Defendant is the Estate of the late Hannah Goodman by an …
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Heyes & anr v Holt WTLR(w) 2024-01
JUDGMENT HHJ PAUL MATTHEWS: Introduction [1] This is my judgment on an application by the defendant by notice dated 21 February 2024 for reverse summary judgment against the claimants. The claim is one based on the doctrine of proprietary estoppel, and was commenced by claim form issued on 5 January 2023, accompanied by particulars of …
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Jones v Tracey & ors WTLR(w) 2024-02
JUDGMENT MASTER MARSH: [1] This is my judgment on costs following the delivery of judgment in the claim on 14 July 2023 after a trial.1 Directions were given for the claimant and the third defendant to file written submissions and reply submissions in relation to costs. [2] An issue has arisen out of the third …
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