Contentious Probate - The Latest Round Up

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.