A will made by the late Sheila Carter in February 2015 in favour of her friend John Quinn was ‘procured by some form of pressure’ exerted by Quinn, the England and Wales High Court has ruled. Its conclusion was based on circumstantial evidence, including the deceased’s total dependence on Quinn; her ‘pathological anxiety and fear of being alone’; the fact that the will was prepared by a now-defunct will-writing business; and Quinn’s refusal to defend the challenge to the will or even acknowledge service of the claim. The will was excluded on grounds of either undue influence, fraud or fraudulent calumny (Karim v Steele, 2025 EWHC 2060 Ch).
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