Man Awarded Costs Against Brother in Will Dispute Case
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...
Continue readingWhen a married, middle-aged multimillionaire became enamoured with a much younger woman, leading to an acrimonious divorce, a dispute over the family assets was inevitable.
The husband had inherited an estate that included more than 1,500 acres of land and 17 residential properties.
When the couple were divorced in 2011, the 53-year-old wife claimed that she needed a settlement of £11.2 million in order to maintain her lifestyle. Her ex-husband offered £7 million.
It took a court decision to set the cost of a ‘clean break’ at approximately £9 million.