Construction and Interpretation Issues – Wills
Recorded on: 17/11/2020
Aim:
- To share with practitioners some practical points on the care which is needed when interpreting Wills and how the Courts approach the construction of a Will
Outcome:
- Practitioners will be able to avoid personal liability for wrong interpretation of a Will
Agenda:
- General points about the law of construction and interpretation of Wills – the starting point in Marley v Rawlings [2014] UKSC 2
- Why practitioners need to take care – the risk of devastavit
- Costs
- Recent case examples
- Construction of Statutory Codicil & protection of executor during probate – Wesley v Chantler [2018] EWHC 21
- Construction of Wills – Incorporation of Letter of Wishes – Removal of Executor – Taulbut and others v Davey [2018] EWHC 730
- Construction of Wills – Tish and others v Olley and others [2018] EWHC 1069
- Ambiguity in Wills – Macintyre v Oliver [2018] EWHC 3094
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