Inheritance Act claims: Need, not comfort

Wright Hassall Solicitors | Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal | December 2020 #219
Laura Abbott reviews the latest developments in adult claims under the Inheritance Act, as well as the controversial issue of the success fee in such claims Re H attracted further attention because it addressed the issue of whether a success fee liability due under a conditional fee agreement could form part of an award. An …

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Inheritance Act claims: The winner takes it all?

RWK Goodman | Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal | October 2020 #217
Amanda Noyce examines recent case law to determine whether success fees are recoverable in 1975 Act claims These cases are intrinsically extremely dangerous for lawyers to undertake, particularly since the decision in Ilott. Move over Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice; if there was ever a prize for the best opening line, HHJ Gosnell’s comments in …

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