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Contentious Probate 2025: Shaping New Law into Solution-Focused Answers for Your Clients 2025

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

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  1. Difficult Executors - David E Grant KC, Outer Temple Chambers

    What counts and will sway the court when seeking to remove difficult, disengaged or dodgy executors and trustees, and how can you do it swiftly and cost-effectively?

  2. Financial Provisions - Alex Troup KC, St John’s Chambers

    How do you balance the competing s.3 factors in claims for financial provision by (1) adult children, (2) cohabitees who lived as spouses for two years or more and (3) dependants?

  3. Fluctuating Capacity - Francesca Gardner, 39 Essex Chambers

    How do you manage—and overcome—difficulties with borderline and fluctuating capacity issues, including distorted memories, false beliefs, and personality changes?

  4. Hirachand Implications - Richard Dew of Ten Old Square

    What are the wider implications of the Hirachand v Hirachand litigation for costs in 1975 Act claims, and how will they impact market practices and client advice?

  5. Testamentary Gifts - Kate Selway KC, Radcliffe Chambers

    What are the potential headaches of testamentary gifts of occupation, and how do you cure them before IHT litigation starts?

  6. TOLATA Claims - Mark Dubbery, Pump Court Chambers

    Against a background of recent and live cases, how do you effectively use TOLATA to challenge ownership of joint assets after death and excessive lifetime gifts, and get the case over the line for your client?

  7. Undue Influence - Matthew Hodson, Gatehouse Chambers

    How has Rea v Rea [2024] EWCA changed existing thinking on undue influence in probate claims, and what practical steps can you take to gain an edge for your client in a dispute?

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