Wills and estates: June 2017

Reporting and analysis of the latest judgments and news in wills & estates and elder law. By DARRYL BROWNE.

Executors: when duty and personal interests conflict

An examination of the key authorities demonstrates that the Court places great weight on a testator’s appointment of an executor and trustee and will not…

Benjamin orders and the proof or presumption of death

The question of how to deal with missing beneficiaries continues to arise in wills and estates cases. By DARRYL BROWNE.

Wills and estates: August 2015

Reporting and analysis of the latest judgments and news in wills & estates and elder law. By PAM SUTTOR.

Wills and estates: July 2015

Reporting and analysis of the latest judgments and news in wills & estates and elder law. By DARRYL BROWNE.

Searching for beneficiaries: how far does a practitioner’s duty extend?

Do legal practitioners owe a duty to missed beneficiaries or entitled persons overlooked on intestacy? By CHARLOTTE SCHAEFER.

Wills and estates: June 2015

Reporting and analysis of the latest judgments and news in wills & estates and elder law. By PAM SUTTOR.

Wills and estates: May 2015

Reporting and analysis of the latest judgments and news in wills & estates and elder law. By DARRYL BROWNE.

Wills and estates: November 2014

Reporting and analysis of the latest judgments and news in wills & estates and elder law. By DARRYL BROWNE.

Wills and estates: August 2014

Reporting and analysis of the latest judgments and news in wills & estates and elder law. By PAM SUTTOR.