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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
13 October 2022
A reminder of the risks of underestimating the responsibilities of being an executor
The recent judgment in the case of Totton & Anor v Totton [2022] EWHC 2345 (Ch) ought to serve as a stark reminder that executors need to take their duties very seriously. In this case, the High Court found that an executor had failed to comply with his duties as an executor and, subsequently, breached a court order intended to remedy the position. As a result, the executor was found to be in contempt and sentenced to a custodial sentence of three months.
10 October 2022
Trust and Estate Disputes Quarterly Round-Up: Q3 2022
This quarterly contentious trust and probate litigation update provides a summary of a cross-section of reported decisions handed down in the courts of England and Wales in the period July 2022 - September 2022.
27 September 2022
Will preparation labelled “reckless and quite possibly dishonest” in high profile will dispute
At the end of last year the High Court heard the case of Reeves v Drew & Others, which concerned a challenge to the validity of a will made by successful businessman Kevin Reeves, on the grounds of want of knowledge and approval and undue influence. Whilst there was a lot of public interest in the case at the time due to the characters involved, the judgment also provides a comprehensive summary of the legal principles relevant to claims advanced on these grounds.
15 August 2022
Proving a Missing Will
In the recent case of Cooper v Chapman [2022] EWHC 1000 (Ch), a Will of which the executed copy had been lost and of which only a draft on a computer had been located was found to be validly executed and was admitted to probate.
11 August 2022
A poisoned chalice? BBLS Fraud
The purpose of the BBLS and CBILS loan schemes (which closed to new applicants in March 2021) was to provide, temporary, emergency funding to legitimate SME and small businesses (which were UK taxpayers) to keep them afloat during the pandemic and stave off the threat of insolvency.
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