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Fraudulent calumny and undue influence: When foul play is suspected
Amanda Noyce examines where we are now after Whittle v Whittle In both Christodoulides and Whittle the testator was frail, elderly and close to death and the calumniator was living in their parent’s house and had isolated the parent. How often does the heart of a contentious probate lawyer sink when a new enquiry is …
Cases Referenced
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- Christodoulides v Marcou [2017] EWHC 2632 (Ch); [2020] WTLR 883 ChD
- Edwards v Edwards & ors [2007] EWHC 1119 (Ch); [2007] WTLR 1387 ChD
- Reeves v Drew [2022] [2022] EWHC 159 (Ch) (to be reported in the web reports of the Wills and Trusts Law Reports)
- Whittle v Whittle [2022] EWHC 925 (Ch) (to be reported in the Autumn edition of the Wills and Trusts Law Reports)