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The 1975 Act: Establishing genuine financial need
Recent claims from adults under the 1975 Act abound. Laura Abbott differentiates the winners from the losers While the claimant in this case was the deceased’s granddaughter, and so claiming under s1(1)(e) as a person maintained as opposed to a child under s1(1)(c), the judge’s approach to the case and rationale mirrors that in recent …
Cases Referenced
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- Ames v Jones & ors [2016] EW Misc B67 (CC)
- Delaforte v Flood (2019) Case no E10CL002; [2021] WTLR 499 CC (CL)
- Ilott v The Blue Cross & ors [2017] UKSC 17; [2017] WTLR 533 SC
- Miles & anor v Shearer [2021] EWHC 1000 (Ch)
- Nahajec v Fowle [2017] WTLR 1071
- Re Coventry (Deceased) [1980] 1 Ch 461
- Re H (Deceased) [2020] WTLR 479 Fam D
- Shapton v Seviour [2020] WTLR 1047 ChD
- Wellesley v Wellesley & ors [2019] EWHC 11 (Ch)