Succession and Trusts, Family Provision

We are delighted to present Sidney Ross's latest bulletin entitled "Succession and Trusts, Spring 2010 Family Provision".

In contrast to the period covered by the previous bulletin, dated Summer 2007 the period now reviewed has been one of legislative inactivity. However, there have been some notable additions to the case-law, for which, as before, the most prolific sources continue to be the Wills and Trusts Law Reports (published by Legalease) and the Family Law Reports (published by Jordans). Again in contrast with the previous period, the case-law is almost entirely concerned with substantive claims, among which claims by cohabitants (sometimes accompanied by alternative claims as dependants) have been particularly prominent. The other classes represented are surviving spouses and adult children. As before, the structure of the bulletin reflects those areas of activity. A list of cases discussed follows each section; citations for those reported for the first time since the appearance of the last bulletin on this topic are in bold italics.

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