Chandler v Lombardi [2022] WTLR 487

Wills & Trusts Law Reports | Summer 2022 #187

The parties were children of Concetta Chandler, who had died on 24 January 2019. C was her son and executor. D was her daughter.

On 4 June 2018, Mrs Chandler had transferred her house into the joint names of herself and D as tenants in common in equal shares. C sought a declaration that the transfer was void and rectification of the land register to reflect this.

From 2005 (when it was purchased) until the transfer, the house had been held in Mrs Chandler’s sole name.

On 28 November 2018, D had registered with the Office of the Public Guardian a lasting power of atto...

Lasting powers of attorney: The scope of gifts

Peter Walker examines whether the case of Chandler v Lombardi advances our understanding on what gifts an attorney can make under an LPA If any gifts do not fully comply with the conditions and have not been specifically approved by the Court of Protection, then they are void as opposed to voidable, and therefore recoverable …
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