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NLJ this week: Caselaw from the ever-rising mountain of wills disputes

30 June 2023
Issue: 8031 / Categories: Legal News , Wills & Probate , Family
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The number of wills and inheritance disputes has risen in recent years

In this week’s NLJ,barristers Niamh Wilkie and Stephanie Coker, of 5 St Andrew’s Hill, investigate why, discuss with reference to caselaw the way in which these matters come before the courts, and set out what practitioners can learn from these cases.

They look at the complications arising from cohabitation without marriage and blended families. Rising property prices have made people more likely to dispute wills, while an alarming proportion of the population have not made a will. 

Issue: 8031 / Categories: Legal News , Wills & Probate , Family
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