Trusts and Estates

A “usufruct” is common way in which assets can be held and enjoyed in civil law systems. In essence they allow a person (the usufructuary) the use and enjoyment of an asset during their life, while another person (the owner) has a reversionary..

For the enthusiastic follower of claims on testamentary succession, the recent decision of Master Shuman in Kelly v Brennan [2020] EWHC 245 (Ch) is a something of a treat, containing interesting nuggets on the rectification of Wills.The deceased,..

Ball v Ball [2020] EWHC 1020 (Ch)