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Will Drafting: Proceed with caution
Austin v Woodward clarifies the limits of ‘clerical error’ as a ground for rectification, as Michael O’Sullivan explains ‘Many cases of rectification are effectively uncontested because the solicitor draftsman and their insurers have an interest in the application succeeding.’ The case of Austin v Woodward & anor [2011] concerned an application for rectification of a …
Cases Referenced
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- Austin v Woodward & anr [2011] EWHC 2458 (Ch); [2012] WTLR 559 ChD
- Chittock v Stevens [2000] WTLR 643
- Re Morris deceased [1971] P 62
- Re Salmon [1981] Ch 167
- Re Segelman [1996] Ch 171
- Wordingham v Royal Co Ltd Exchange Trust [1992] Ch 412