Contentious Probate - The Latest Round Up
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Course Outline
Introduction
For a number of years there has been a marked and upward trend in the level of disputes involving wills, estates, and trusts.
In 2020, the number of disputes fought in the High Court reached a record of 192, up from 188 in 2019, and 128 in 2018.
This has continued into 2021 and 2022.
Lockdown also brought about new challenges, which has led to a further increase in demand and instructions in the sector.
2022 has been a particularly active year with a number of Court judgments published.
This webinar will cover the changes that have arisen following the pandemic and will also focus on a number of high-profile decisions in challenges to wills that have followed.
What You Will Learn
This webinar will cover the following:
- Background to the current situation - starting with the position pre-pandemic and working through into 2022
- Trends in the sector
- Influencing factors - the reasons behind the increasing number of inheritance disputes
- A round up of recent case law with a focus on:
- Claims for reasonable financial provision - Miles v Shearer, Ramus v Holt, Antonio v Williams, and more
- Claims involving testamentary capacity - Hughes v Pritchard, Clitheroe v Bond, Boast v Ballardi, and Skillett v Skillett
- Claims involving undue influence and/or fraudulent calumny - Whittle v Whittle, Abdelnoor v Barker and more
- Claims involving knowledge and approval - Reeves v Drew
- Other recent cases - Cooper v Chapman, Parsons v Reid and more
- What to look out for in 2023 and beyond
This pre-recorded webinar will be streamed at 12:30pm on Tuesday 6th December 2022 and will remain available to view by delegates who have registered by then for 90 days.
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