BH v JH (costs) [2024] WTLR 403

Wills & Trusts Law Reports | Summer 2024 #195

A deputy had made an application to vary a statutory will and disputed that carers and unidentified charities needed to be served and notified of the same. The Official Solicitor made an application to resolve the dispute on service and the court determined, as argued by the Official Solicitor, that the rules required service of the variation application on carers and unidentified charities but that service on the carers could be dispensed with. The Official Solicitor made an application for the costs of the service issue.

Held:

  1. (1) Each case must be considered on i...