Wills & Trusts Law Reports | Summer 2021 #183C and D1-D4 were the children of Mrs Veronica Cadogan (VC), who died in 2011. VC’s will left her residuary estate to them in equal shares. In 2013, C and D1 took letters of administration with the will annexed. They remained as administrators until they were replaced by D5 at the first case management hearing in the proceedings.
VC’s estate included 14 English properties. Following her death, each of C and D1-D4 had informally taken over or remained in control of one or more properties and either occupied or received rent from them. This continued during the period of ...
Wills & Trusts Law Reports | July/August 2016 #161This was a claim brought by Valerie Anstey, one of the three daughters of the late George Carty. Valerie contended that Mr Carty should be buried in England. Her half sister, Sonia Mundle and her cousin, Cynthia Allison argued that he should be buried in Jamaica. Valerie was supported by another half sister, Stephanie Watson.
Owing to the defendants’ failure to undertake not to repatriate the body pending resolution of the dispute, Valerie sought and was granted an urgent interim injunction forbidding the removal of the body from the jurisdiction. Owing to the urgency of th...
David Marsden assesses a recent High Court case concerning financial prejudice suffered by administrators and forfeiture ‘Even if some prejudice is suffered by the administrators, it may not be enough to impede the purpose of the administration.’ The recent case of Lazari Investments Ltd v Saville [2015] states for the first time that financial prejudice …
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