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6 March 2019

Cowan v Foreman [2019] EWHC 349 (Fam)
(Family Division, Mostyn J, 25 February 2019)Inheritance – Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 – Permission to apply out of time – 13-month delay – Will...
Samantha Bangham
Inheritance 6 March 2019
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20 June 2018

Gee v Gee & Anor [2018] EWHC 1393 (Ch)
(High Court of Justice, Birss J, 11 June 2018)Inheritance – Proprietary estoppel – Equitable remedy The court awarded the son, who had relied on assurances for over 40 years that the family farm would...
Amarjit Atwal
Inheritance 20 June 2018
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3 January 2018

Lewis (as Executrix of the Estate of Blackwell, deceased) v Warner; Warner v Lewis (as Executrix of the Estate of Blackwell, deceased) [2017] EWCA Civ 2182
(Court of Appeal, Sir Geoffrey Vos C, McCombe and Asplin LJJ, 19 December 2017)Inheritance – Reasonable provision – Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 – Transfer of property to...
Samantha Bangham
Inheritance 3 January 2018
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27 May 2017

Randall v Randall [2016] EWCA Civ 494
(Court of Appeal, Lord Dyson MR, McCombe, King LJJ, 27 May 2016)Inheritance – Financial remedies – Agreement for husband to share in wife’s interest under her mother’s will – Challenge as to validity...
Samantha Bangham
Inheritance 27 May 2017
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28 March 2017

Hand and another v George and another [2017] EWHC 533 (Ch)
(Chancery Division, Rose J, 17 March 2017)Inheritance – Adopted children – Will written in 1946 – Domestic law did not include adopted children within the term ‘children’ for the purposes of this will...
Samantha Bangham
Inheritance 28 March 2017
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21 March 2017

Martin v Williams [2017] EWHC 491 (Ch)
(Chancery Division, Marcus Smith J, 13 March 2017)Inheritance – Reasonable provision – Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 - Appeal The appeal in proceedings under the...
Samantha Bangham
Inheritance 21 March 2017
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17 March 2017

Ilott v The Blue Cross and Others [2017] UKSC 17
The Supreme Court unanimously allowed the charities’ appeals.Hilary Term[2017] UKSC 17On appeal from: [2015] EWCA Civ 797JUDGMENTIlott (Respondent) v The Blue Cross and others (Appellants)beforeLord...
Samantha Bangham
Inheritance 17 March 2017
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19 July 2016

Lewis v Warner [2016] EWHC 1787 (Ch)
(Chancery Division, Newey J, 18 July 2016)Inheritance – Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependents) Act 1975 – Reasonable provision – AppealThe appeal from a decision under the Inheritance...
Samantha Bangham
Inheritance 19 July 2016
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16 February 2016

Wooldridge v Wooldridge (Case No: 3CL1022132)
(Central London County Court, HHJ Walden-Smith)Inheritance – Wife’s claim under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants Act) 1975 – Submission that the family lived an extravagant...
Samantha Bangham
Inheritance 16 February 2016
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5 February 2016

Burns v Burns [2016] EWCA Civ 37
(Court of Appeal, Longmore, Treacy and McCombe LJJ, 28 January 2016)The appeal from a decision finding that the deceased had testamentary capacity and that the will was valid, was dismissed.Case No:...
Samantha Bangham
Inheritance 5 February 2016
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