Trust, Wills and Probate

Under Section 58A(6) of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990, a success fee payable as part of a contingent fee arrangement cannot be included in costs payable by the...

The son of a farmer whose final will disinherited him has succeeded in his proprietary estoppel claim and his claim for reasonable financial provision under the Inheritance (Provision for Family...

A man who successfully challenged his mother’s final will is likely to recover the lion’s share of his legal costs after the High Court ruled that his brother, who attempted...

When disputes arise as to the validity of wills, the evidence of the deceased’s solicitors can be crucial. In a recent High Court case concerning whether a woman had capacity...

A woman who was left just £1 when her stepfather passed away has failed in her challenge to the validity of his final will. The stepfather had formed a...

In certain circumstances, a person who has unlawfully killed another is precluded from benefiting as a consequence of their death, a rule known as the forfeiture rule and defined in...

The High Court recently upheld a claim that an elderly man’s final will was invalid on the grounds that he lacked testamentary capacity. The man and his wife had...

The High Court has recently ruled that a man is entitled to benefit under a family trust despite finding that he was not the biological child of the settlor. ...

The High Court has ruled that a businessman’s final will, which left most of his estate to his two youngest children and largely disinherited his two eldest children, was invalid....

A woman and her ex-husband who allegedly lost substantial funds belonging to the woman’s mother have been ordered by a judge to pay back the missing money. After the...