25 April 2014
Disputed Will cases – Inheritance and Family Provisions Act 1975 claims
‘1975 Act claims’ are claims made under the Inheritance and Family Provisions Act 1975, where relatives and dependants who feel they have not received enough (or anything at all) on someone’s death can ask the Court to make provision for them. Below are a couple of recent cases.
Should you have any questions about bringing or defending a 1975 Act claim, please see our Frequently Asked Questions and case studies or contact a member of our team.
3 April 2014
Mental capacity case - Will of woman suffering from dementia declared invalid
In the case of Catling and others v Catling and another ([2014] EWHC 180 (Ch)), a Will was declared invalid because the testatrix had not had mental capacity when she made it.
28 March 2014
Divorcing wife wins domicile war and can divorce her husband in the UK
Domicile is a tricky and fascinating concept because it is so fact-specific that no two cases are the same. It is usually relevant to people making Wills or administering Estates because where you are domiciled when you die depends on where you pay tax and some jurisdictions tax harder than others.
24 March 2014
Mental Capacity Case - Meat-eating testator can leave his millions to the Vegetarian Society
This case involves a millionaire who left 80% of his estate to the Vegetarian Society, despite not being a vegetarian.
25 February 2014
STEP’s code is much simpler to formally adopt
After vociferously arguing to the government that will writing should be regulated by statute to protect the public from estate-planning cowboys last year, STEP has launched its own code.