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- The wife of the deceased husband was appealing the transfer of his beneficial interest in their jointly owned property to his long term partner where the court held that the terms of his will was not such as to make reasonable financial provision for his partner under section 2(1) of the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975. The appeal was dismissed. Judgment, 13/03/2017, free
- Judgment in Inheritance Act case due Wednesday 15 March News, 09/03/2017, free
- The court held that a potential Inheritance Act claim by a surviving husband against his deceased wife's estate abates on the death of the husband. Thus the daughter of the deceased husband could not bring a claim under the Act after he had also died. However, the court allowed an amendment to the claim, the claimant relying on section 2(1)(f) of the 1975 Act which says that the Court has the power to vary "any ante-nuptial or post-nuptial settlement (including such a settlement made by will) made on the parties to a marriage to which the deceased was one of the parties, the variation being for the benefit of the surviving party to that marriage, or any child of that marriage, or any person who was treated by the deceased as a child of the family in relation to that marriage." Here the claimant would have to show that she was "treated by the deceased as a child of the family in relation to that marriage." Judgment, 21/02/2017, free
- Charities' appeal against award to estranged daughter to be heard 12th December News, 24/09/2016, free
- Lord Justice Briggs has published his final report following a review of the civil courts. News, 27/07/2016, free
- An appeal under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 by the daughter of the deceased mother against an order that the deceased's house be transferred for a sum of £385,000 to the Defendant, who had lived with the deceased in the house for 20 years. The appeal was dismissed. Judgment, 19/07/2016, free
- Charities to appeal Court of Appeal's decision to make an award under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 News, 02/03/2016, free
- Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants Act) 1975 application where the deceased's second wife was claiming that he was domiciled in the UK at the time of his death, but defendants to the claim argued that he was domiciled in Gambia and thus the wife had no claim under the 1975 Act. Judgment, 17/02/2016, free
- Appeal by daughter in Inheritance Act proceedings where her estranged mother had left her money to cat charities. Appeal allowed, original order set aside for error because the DJ had failed to give reasons for his approach on the issue of maintenance and daughter awarded £163k primarily to buy her house. Judgment, 27/07/2015, free
- The use of Early Neutral Evaluation in an Inheritance Act case where mediation had stalled and where the parties had differing perceptions of the issues in dispute and of the strength of the respective arguments. Judgment, 01/07/2015, free