Wills & Trusts Law Reports | November 2016 #164B had been involved in litigation against A and the AP family (the litigation) from which he potentially stood to recover large sums of money. The claimant, G, was B’s long-term partner. In March 2012 the litigation deed was drawn up to reflect agreement between B and G regarding G’s entitlement to B’s assets (including the litigation). B subsequently lost his case against A and entered into settlement discussions with the AP family. The litigation agreement was a further document signed in September 2012 to reflect an agreement between B and G concerning her entitlement to any sums from...
Nikolas Ireland considers the importance of execution formalities on assignment in the context of a recent case ‘While the claimant landlord was successful in the Lankester case, the way in which they dealt with the proposed assignee is not to be recommended as it allowed the defendants to seek to dispute liability.’If there is one …
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