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What tech businesses need to know in 2026
Christopher Perrin
18 June 2018
Sign on the dotted line… Does a will need a witness’ signature to be valid?
No will shall be valid unless the testator’s signature is made or acknowledged by the testator in the presence of two or more witnesses present at the same time. Each witness must then attest and sign the will.
15 June 2018
Knowledge approval claim fails because the circumstances surrounding the will were not suspicious
On 13 June the High Court handed down judgment in the case of Gupta v Aggrawala and others, a claim brought by Rakesh Gupta who alleged that his late mother’s will (which favoured Rakesh’s younger brother, Naresh) was invalid due to lack of knowledge and approval. Kingsley Napley acted for Naresh in successfully defending the claim, with the Judge concluding that Rakesh had not shown any suspicious circumstances at all in relation to the testatrix’s knowledge and approval of the will.
6 March 2018
“But you promised me!” – Are promises enough when someone passes away?
The recent judgment in the case of Habberfield v Habberfield [2018] EWHC 317 Ch is another of a growing number of judgments in which the claimant (and disappointed beneficiary) has pursued a claim on the grounds of proprietary estoppel.
2 February 2018
A recent court ruling on the forfeiture rule
The High Court recently exercised its discretion pursuant to Section 2 of the Forfeiture Act 1982 (“FA 1982”) in the case of Macmillan Cancer Support v Hayes and Long [2017] EWHC 3110.
24 January 2018
Time’s up! When does “late” become “too late” to make an application for provision under the 1975 Act?
The decision in the case of Sargeant v Sargeant [2018]EWHC 8 Ch was handed down last week. The Court held that the widow of a farmer was too late to make an application for reasonable financial provision from her husband’s estate; having made the application more than 10 years after the grant of probate was obtained.
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