Private Client

Member talk: Contentious probate

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Catch up with significant contested probate cases from the past 12 months and uncover the dos and don’ts of contentious probate.

Catch up with significant contested probate cases from the past 12 months and uncover the dos and don’ts of contentious probate.

This series of bitesize videos, exclusive to Private Client Solicitors Section members are delivered by experts to support you in giving the best possible legal advice to your client.

Topics covered:

Inheritance Act claims

Understand what the Inheritance Act is and how it differs from a validity challenge.

Disputes over validity of wills

Navigate the challenges of creating a valid will to avoid disputes. Hear from the experts on the formalities of the Wills Act, testamentary capacity and understand the judgments of the latest disputed wills cases.

Proprietary estoppel claims

Take a close look at proprietary estoppel claims with an overview of recent cases, including Hughes v Pritchard and the Supreme Court case of Guest v Guest in 2022

Executor removal

Explore how to remove or substitute an executor in response to executor disputes and the related issues such as costs.

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