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Tackling Racial Injustice: Children and the Youth Justice System
Sandra Paul
13 January 2021
Leaving a legacy to charity: avoiding a will construction claim
The High Court has recently given judgment in the case of Knipe v The British Racing Drivers’ Motor Sport Charity and Ors [2020] EWHC 3295 (Ch), a summary judgment application concerning the construction of a will of a deceased racing driver, Mr Barrie Williams, who had sought to make several bequests to charity but the names of the organisations had not been correctly recorded.
19 July 2019
Increase in legacies in Wills, increase in legacy disputes? Part 5 - Proprietary Estoppel
Part 5 of our charitable legacy disputes series looks at proprietary estoppel claims.
18 July 2019
Increase in legacies in Wills, increase in legacy disputes? Part 4 - Will Construction
Part 4 of our charitable legacy disputes series looks at Will construction claims.
17 July 2019
Increase in legacies in Wills, increase in legacy disputes? Part 3 - Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975
Part 3 of our charitable legacy disputes series looks at claims made under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975.
16 July 2019
Increase in legacies in Wills, increase in legacy disputes? Part 2 - Validity of a Will
Part 2 of our charitable legacy disputes series looks at challenging a will on the ground that it is invalid.