Contentious Probate News & Insight

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17th February 2023

Ticking Clocks in 1975 Act Claims

Any applicant under Inheritance (Provision for Family & Dependants) Act 1975 must commence their claim within the 6 month window from the date probate was granted unless the Court orders otherwise. A simple rule to follow...

Suspicious Will and Suspicious Minds

Our team discuss the details surrounding Priscilla Presley challenging the validity of Lisa Marie Presley's Will.

9th February 2023

Who’s Your BFF?

Who is the best mate? That’s one of the issues in a dispute concerning a £400,000 Estate.

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5th January 2023

The Rise in Probate Claims

Contentious probate claims are becoming more common. What are the reasons behind this?

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19th October 2022

Fibs We Tell Our Parents

When it comes to telling fibs about the conduct of another to a person preparing their Will - which incites that person to change their Will - a claim for fraudulent calumny may rear its head...

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1st August 2022

Not Worth The Paper It’s Printed On?

Another Will challenge has recently hit the headlines, Clitheroe v Bond (2021). The judge in the case of Banks v Goodfellow (1870) perhaps didn’t anticipate how their words would be repeated in Courts and legal textbooks over the next 150 years.

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20th May 2021

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