A daughter who was left just £250 in her father’s Will has successfully challenged it in court, securing a share of his £600,000 estate. Laxmikant Patel, 85, died in October 2021, leaving his home entirely to his eldest daughter, Anju, while giving his younger daughter, Bhavenetta, and his son, Piyush, only £250 each. Anju claimed...
A group of European banks has been ordered not to redeem EUR280 million of on-demand bonds owned by the Russian fertiliser group EuroChem, because the EuroChem companies’ true owner is a Russian national whose assets are frozen under EU sanctions. The bonds are governed by English law, so the case was heard in the England...
A major development in English probate law has emerged as the England and Wales Court of Appeal (EWCA) ruled that a secret trust claim over an estate may proceed to trial. This case is expected to have wide-reaching effects on how verbal agreements and informal understandings around inheritance are treated under UK law. If you’re...
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