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PJV v Assistant Director [2016] EWCOP 7
CHARLES J: Introduction [1] This is a public document. [2] On 18 December 2015 I handed down judgment in this appeal (see [2015] EWCOP 87). By that judgment I said at paras 84 to 102: ‘Further points 84 As mentioned at the beginning of this judgment, the appeal related only to the general issue addressed …
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April 30, 2016
Re KJP [2016] EWCOP 6
SENIOR JUDGE LUSH [1] This is an application for permission to appeal a decision made by District Judge Mort. The background [2] These proceedings relate to Ken, who was born on 31 December 1928 and lives in Norfolk. He is a retired town and country planner. [3] He married his first wife, Margaret, in 1952 …
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Re Jones [2014] EWCOP 59
DISTRICT JUDGE ELDERGIL: 1. Format and headings [1] This judgment is structured under the following headings: 1. Format and headings page 664 2. Introduction page 665 3. Parties page 665 4. Capacity page 666 5. Domicile page 666 6. Relevant history page 666 7. Mr Jones’ estate page 666 8. Mr Jones’ care and other …
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Gledhill & anr v Arnold [2015] EWHC 2939 (CH)
MRS JUSTICE PROUDMAN: [1] This is a claim for the construction and/or rectification of the last will (the will) dated 19 August 2011 of Eric Arnold (the deceased) who died on 21 December 2012. Probate of the will was granted out of the District Probate Registry at Newcastle upon Tyne on 11 April 2014. [2] …
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Davidson v Seelig [2016] EWHC 549 (Ch)
HENDERSON J: Introduction [1] On 14 and 15 December 2015 I heard two applications in the present action, which is currently listed for trial in a window between 5 and 11 April 2016 with a time estimate of 12 days. Each application is made by the second defendant, Michael Haringman, who holds office as one …
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Blades v Isaac [2016] EWHC 601 (Ch)
MATTHEWS M: [1] This is my judgment on a claim made by claim form under Part 8 of the CPR issued on 4 September 2015. The claimant is a member of a class of objects of a discretionary trust created by the will of Mrs Valerie Mary Lee, dated 9 August 2012. The testatrix died …
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Barclay v Smith [2016] EWHC 210 (Ch)
MASTER MATTHEWS: [1] This is my judgment on a claim brought by claim form under CPR Part 8, issued on 9 December 2015. There was some urgency in the matter. Accordingly, having read the papers, on 7 January 2016 I heard Mr Tom Dumont of counsel, and made the order sought, stating that I would …
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Re AMH [2015] EWCOP 70
SENIOR JUDGE LUSH: [1] This is an application by the Public Guardian to revoke a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) for property and financial affairs. The background [2] These proceedings relate to AMH, who was born on 31 October 1936. [3] She and her husband, Maurice, lived in Greenwich until 1999, when they retired and …
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Re A [2016] EWCOP 3
Important notice This judgment was delivered in private. The judge has given leave for this version of the judgment to be published on condition that (irrespective of what is contained in the judgment) in any published version of the judgment the anonymity of the incapacitated person and members of their family must be strictly preserved. …
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Zeital v Kaye & ors [2010] EWCA Civ 159
RIMER LJ Introduction [1] The appellants are Giselle Zeital and her daughter Kim (‘the Zeitals’). Mrs Zeital is the widow of Raymond Zeital (‘Raymond’), who died intestate on 9 February 2004. Kim is one of their two daughters. The other is Natasha. The Zeitals are the administratrices and, together with Natasha, the sole beneficiaries of …
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March 31, 2016
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