Introduction
A significant Court of Appeal authority on testamentary capacity which considers on (1) the weight to be given to the evidence of the solicitor who drafted the will and (2) whether the solicitor or medical practitioner when assessing the testator’s testamentary capacity are required to ask the testator about changes to his earlier will.
ASSOCIATED CASES
CASES
June 1, 2024
Winter v. Winter [2024] 2 FLR 1065; [2025] 2 P&CR 2; [2024] WTLR 1559
Administration of Estates, Agriculture & Rural Affairs, Disputed Wills, Proprietary Estoppel, Wills & Trusts
CASES
November 9, 2023
Stoney-Andersen v. Abbas [2023] EWHC 2964 (Ch)
Disputed Wills, Wills & Trusts
CASES
May 31, 2023
Harvey v. Van Hoorn [2023] Ch 500; [2023] 3 WLR 447; [2023] WTLR 1323; [2024] 1 P&CR DG2
Disputed Wills, Wills & Trusts