Ilott v Mitson [2017] misses the chance to clarify financial provision for adult children. Natasha Dzameh discusses the Supreme Court judgment ‘Lady Hale acknowledges that the present law is “unsatisfactory” and that it gives “no guidance as to the factors to be taken into account in deciding whether an adult child is deserving or undeserving …
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Wills & Trusts Law Reports | October 2014 #143The deceased, June Fairbrother, (D), a retired policewoman, made a will in March 1998 leaving legacies to friends and family, the 3rd to 14th defendants ,the executors and legatees and the residue to the 15th to 21st defendants, animal charities (the charities). In June 2007 D’s nephew, Mr King, the claimant (C) had a conversation with her. She was increasingly elderly and frightened of going into a home, and he agreed to move in with her to look after her. He had spent some time in prison as a result of an offence under the Companies Act and was living in the property of a busi...
