Trusts and Estates

The court has long accepted jurisdiction to declare the existence and terms of a lost will, and pronounce probate of such will. Thus, where a will cannot be found at the point at which it is desired to obtain probate of it, there is a route by which..

William and Marjorie Scarle lived together at 300 Eastwood Road, Leigh on Sea, Essex. They died in their home at the beginning of October 2016. Were their estates inherited by Anna, the daughter of Mr Scarle, or by Deborah, the daughter of Mrs..

The Matrix Deputies case (The Public Guardian v Matrix Deputies Ltd and London Borough of Enfield [2017] EWCOP 14), in which a corporate body was removed as various individuals’ deputy for property and affairs owing to various failures to act..