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Wills: Code of practice needed?
The Court of Appeal decision in Burgess v Hawes has muddied the waters on capacity, and want of knowledge and approval. Martyn Frost explains why The importance of the experienced practitioner’s evidence is going to be determined by what they did and what they know of what they should be doing. The recent judgment from …
Cases Referenced
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- Allen v Emery [2005] EWHC 2389 (Ch)
- Banks v Goodfellow (1869-70) LR 5 QB 549
- Burgess v Hawes [2012] WTLR 423 CC (CL)
- Franks v Sinclair [2007] WTLR 439
- Hawes v Burgess & anor [2013] EWCA Civ 74; [2013] WTLR 453 CA
- Hoff v Atherton [2004] EWHC 177 (Ch); [2004] EWCA Civ 1554; [2005] WTLR 99
- Key & anor v Key & ors [2010] EWHC 408 (Ch); [2010] WTLR 623 ChD
- Larke v Nugus (1979) 123 SJ 337; [2000] WTLR 1033 CA
- Re H (Minors) [1995] UKHL 16
- Re Parsons [2002] WTLR 237
- Re Simpson (1977) 121 SJ 224
- Scammell v Farmer [2008] EWHC 1100 (Ch); [2008] WTLR 1261
- Sharp & anor v Adam & ors [2005] EWCA Civ 449; [2006] WTLR 1059 CA
- Wharton v Bancroft [2012] WTLR 693
- White v Jones [1995] UKHL 5