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Contentious Probate 2024 : Shaping New Law into Solution-Focused Answers for Your Clients 2024

Court-Proven, Solution-Focused Answers to 7 Thorny Questions: Directly from 5 Top-Flight KCs and 2 Senior Juniors

Contentious Probate 2024

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  1. Challenging Trustees’ Decisions - Matthew Hodson, Gatehouse Chambers

    What are creative ways of challenging trustees’ decisions and securing a favourable outcome for clients, supported by case law and practical examples?

  2. Costs & CFAs in 1975 Act claims - Constance McDonnell KC, Serle Court

    In view of recent case law, how likely is the Court to treat costs and CFA debts as part of “financial needs” in 1975 Act claims?

  3. Early Onset Dementia

    With early onset dementia becoming an ever increasing reality, how do you protect yourself and the testator from attack on the grounds there was cognitive impairment?

  4. Going Beyond Guest v Guest - David E Grant KC, Outer Temple Chambers

    To what extent will the courts apply the decision from Guest v Guest, but reduce the award due to proportionality and/or unreasonableness, and by how much?

  5. Handling Financial Abuse Cases - Alex Troup KC, St John's Chambers

    How do you gain an edge for your client when handling financial abuse cases, including dodgy attorneys and predatory marriages, and recover misappropriated monies?

  6. Personal Representatives - Alexander Learmonth KC, New Square Chambers

    How do you contend with - or defend - personal representatives battling with each other, including probate applications, letters of administration and strategic use of caveats?

  7. Problems with Capacity Evidence - Kate Selway KC, Radcliffe Chambers

    How do you control - and overcome - the problems with capacity evidence and turn the scale in your client's favour, following the spate of recent cases?

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