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23 January 2015
Issue: 7637 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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Administration of estates

Re Estate of Jimmy Savile; National Westminster Bank plc v Lucas and others [2014] EWCA Civ 1632, [2014] All ER (D) 190 (Dec)

The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, allowed an appeal by the Jimmy Savile Charitable Trust (the trust) against certain orders for costs made during the course of proceedings in respect of the administration of the estate of Jimmy Savile. Its appeal against various other orders was dismissed.

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HFW—Nelson Wang

HFW—Nelson Wang

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Burges Salmon—David McEwing

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Browne Jacobson—Alexander Studholme

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