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Will construction: What constitutes a clerical error?
Kevin Kennedy and Justine Reid analyse a case that outlines the steps taken for interpreting a will as well as the scope of the Administration of Justice Act 1982 The issue for the court was whether a solicitor copying and pasting a clause from a precedent bank that did not reflect the testator’s intention, and …
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- Bell v Georgiou & anr [2002] EWHC 1080 (Ch); [2002] WTLR 1105 ChD
- Bracey v Curley & anor [2022] EWHC 359 (Ch); [2022] WTLR 419 ChD
- Marley v Rawlings & anr [2014] UKSC 2; [2014] WTLR 299 SC
- Reading & anr v Reading & ors [2015] EWHC 946 (Ch); [2015] WTLR 1245 ChD
- Wordingham v Royal Exchange Trust Co Ltd [1992] Ch 412