Navigating disputes in trusts and estates demands precision and expertise. This topic provides valuable insights and practical guidance tailored for legal professionals. Understand the complexities of contentious issues and equip yourself with strategies to manage and resolve conflicts effectively within this specialised field.
Law360, London: British citizens who reside in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other Persian Gulf states returning home because of the war in Iran...
This week’s edition of Private Client highlights includes: (1) Ugolor v Ugolor, in which a Will was declared invalid for want of knowledge and...
This Q&A considers the exceptions to the requirement that relevant business property must be owned for at least two years in order to be eligible for...
Tax analysis: In R (on the application of Rokos) v HMRC, the High Court (Mrs Justice Foster) dismissed the taxpayer’s claim for judicial review of...
Nature and classification of trusts—the three certaintiesCertaintyIn order for a settlor to create a private express trust the three certainties must...
ProtectorsWhat is a protector?A protector is a person who holds powers under a trust but who is not a trustee. A protector is a person who is...
Preparing the application form PA1P/PA1A for probate or letters of administrationFORTHCOMING CHANGE: The postal application forms PA1P and PA1A for...
Administration actions—personal representatives and the deceased's liabilitiesAn individual may assume obligations, for example in respect of...
Trust disputes—claims in negligence against trustees for their administration of the trustThis Practice Note is concerned with those breaches of duty by a trustee which consist solely of negligent acts or omissions, and which do not involve either the misapplication of trust funds or the breach of
Applications under CPR Part 64 (trusts and estates)The scope of CPR Part 64CPR Part 64 concerns:•claims relating to the administration of estates of deceased persons and trusts, together with•charity proceedings (in a separate section)This Practice Note is concerned with the first part.It applies to
What action can an executor take where beneficiaries have been overpaid due to a miscalculation and where monies are now required to settle a liability?Where, due to a miscalculation, a beneficiary has been overpaid and the executors need money in order to pay liabilities of the estate, the
Where an executor of an estate is not in agreement with a co-executor’s decision but reluctantly agrees to proceed with it, will the reluctant executor still be jointly and severally liable for the decision? Is there anything they can do to protect their interests?Joint and several liability of
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