Haastrup & anr v Haastrup & anr [2018] WTLR 445

Wills & Trusts Law Reports | Summer 2018 #172

The second defendant company was the registered proprietor of property in England. It was dissolved in 2003, and the property was subsequently sold by the Crown as bona vacantia in July 2012. In October 2012 the deceased, who had been the sole shareholder and director of the second defendant, died. The first claimant claimed to be his widow and a beneficiary upon intestacy. The second claimant was the deceased’s son and beneficiary of a will. The first defendant claimed to be the son of the deceased, but paternity was disputed.

In 2013 the first defendant applied to resto...