Wilson v Spence is a useful reminder of the evidential burden on a party propounding a will. Dilan Deeljur discusses Practitioners (on either side, whether propounder or examiner of a will) should not simply take a will at face value and assume valid execution. In Wilson v Spence [2022] the claimants sought to propound a …
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Wills & Trusts Law Reports | October 2013 #133Mrs Louisa Ashkettle (the testatrix) died on 27 September 2007, aged 86. She left two wills dated 2 October 1986 and 18 January 1999. While the 1986 will left everything equally between her two sons (the claimants) and her daughter (the respondent), the 1999 will (the will) left everything to the respondent. The claimants stated that:
- (i) the will was not properly executed;
- (ii) the testatrix lacked testamentary capacity at its execution;
- (iii) the testatrix did not know and approve the contents of the will; and
- (iv) if their assertions at (ii)...
