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16th Aug 2024
In Dunstan v Ball [2024] EWHC 2105 (Ch), the Defendant challenged, by way of counterclaim, the submission of the deceased’s will for probate on the basis that it had been procured by a mixture of coercion and misrepresentation by one of the deceased’s daughters. In a lengthy and careful judgment, HHJ Berkley, sitting as a […]
Event Date: 10th October 2024, 13:00 to 22:00
Join Ten Old Square and guests for an afternoon of debate and discussion around the most recent developments in trusts and estates. SIGN UP NOW!
18th Apr 2024
Ten Old Square will hold a live webinar with Q&A featuring James Poole and Adam Stewart-Wallace. Oligarchs and Farmers James and Adam will discuss the recent decisions in Heyes v Holt and Morina v Scherbakova. The webinar will take place on 26th April at 12:30pm. SIGN UP HERE!
20th Feb 2024
Adam Stewart-Wallace has written a case note for LexisNexis on the recent case of Morina v Scherbakova [2023] EWHC 3253 (Ch), which addressed a range of issues concerning the identification of a testator’s domicile, the law applicable to the essential validity of wills, and the revocation of testamentary dispositions. The article can be read here.
25th Jan 2024
Chaired by Jeremy Callman, members of Ten Old Square’s top-ranked Partnership and LLP team discuss a number of recent decisions, with a focus on the ramifications for practitioners, including: HFFX LLP and Others v HMRC [2023] UKUT 73 (TCC) Morton v Morton [2023] EWCA Civ 700 HMRC v Bluecrest LLP [2023] UKUT 00232 (TCC) Sign […]
13th Dec 2023
On 26 February 2024, James Poole and Adam Stewart-Wallace will deliver a webinar for MBL on contentious probate practice. The one-day course will cover the most common types of claims, using a practical approach based on real-life cases. It will include discussion of the law on challenges to the validity of a will, applications for […]
23rd Nov 2023
Adam Stewart-Wallace and Tom James will present a series of MBL webinars to give new and existing practitioners an overview of the following areas of law. On 29 November 2023, Adam Stewart-Wallace and Tom James are presenting a 90-minute webinar on ‘Undue Influence & Fraudulent Calumny Claims – Key Challenges & How to Overcome Them’. […]
