Christine Gill Succeeds in IHA 75 Challenge
Christine Gill has succeeded in challenging the provisions of her mother’s will, by which the family farm worth approximately £2million and the remainder of the estate was left to the RSPCA. A link to...
View ArticleBaynes v Hedger
I haven’t forgotten my promise to round up commentary on the Christine Gill case, honest, but in the meantime I also just wanted to post this link on Bailii to the Baynes v Hedger case, which is also a...
View ArticleLaw Commission begins consultation on intestacy
The Law Commission has begun a consultation period on the existing intestacy provisions and the need for change. The areas causing concern under the existing rules include the fact that cohabitants are...
View ArticleGill v RSPCA: A Round-Up
Still no sign of the Gill v RSPCA judgment on Bailii (or indeed on any of the subscription sites). This may be because the RSPCA has made it clear that it intends to appeal, a decision which has not...
View ArticleGill v RSPCA now on Bailii
The judgment in Gill (sub nom. Gill v Woodall & Ors) is now up on Bailii here.
View ArticleThe Legacy of a Letter
This is a post about an Inheritance Act 1975 claim by an adult child; but it is also a poignant human story about a family feud, about a daughter’s letter sent in wrath, and a mother’s letter that was...
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