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Chimelu v Egemonye & ors (3) [2023] WTLR 35

Wills & Trusts Law Reports | Spring 2023 #190

The claimant had been married to the deceased for 11 years. The deceased took her own life on 11 April 2017. The claimant and the first and second defendants, the deceased’s siblings, were appointed executors of the deceased’s 2015 will. Probate was granted in April 2018. The estate was valued at around £130,000.

On 27 August 2019, the claimant was removed as an executor of the 2015 will by the court. The claimant brought a claim under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 against the estate of the deceased on 21 November 2019, which was opposed b...

ATE insurance: Recoverable premiums and proportionality

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Nick McDonnell outlines the Court of Appeal’s ruling on the recoverability of block-rated ATE premiums in low-value clinical negligence cases ‘The Court of Appeal, in exploring the law and practice of such a premium’s proportionality, sought also, for the first time, to provide general guidance on the post-April proportionality test on costs.’ The 17 July …

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