Capacity: Importance of the golden rule

Burges Salmon LLP | Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal | April 2018 #195
Kevin Kennedy and Andrew Walls report on the test in Banks v Goodfellow ‘This judgment provides very significant support that the Banks v Goodfellow test is the sole test for the court to apply when judging testamentary capacity post mortem.‘ The High Court in James v James [2018] has ruled that the test in Banks …

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EU Succession: Where are we now?

BDB Pitmans | Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal | June 2015 #167
Paul Davidoff considers the EU Succession Regulation and whether it has fulfilled its purpose ‘The focus of the regulation is therefore on determining which state’s succession law is to apply to a person’s estate, which member state’s courts have jurisdiction over EU-related aspects and the introduction of the “European Certificate of Succession.”’ When Christopher Columbus …

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