Private Client Case Report - Autumn 2011
- Podcast Location:
- Sorry, this podcast has been removed as it is now out of date
- Categories:
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Wills, Inheritance & Succession
Trusts & Charities
Capacity & Court of Protection
- CPD Points:
- Up to 1 point. details »
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- Length:
- 30 minutes of audio
(+ optional 5 minute online quiz) - Plays on Computer:
- Yes Downloadable as MP3: Yes
- Contributor(s):
- Course Aims:
This podcast is aimed at practitioners interested in wills, trusts and private client matters (including the Court of Protection). It will review a recent case from the Court of Appeal concerning reasonable provision under the I(PFD)A 1975, cost rules in mutual wills cases, the decision in Pitt v Holt and a recent case on media access to the Court of Protection.
- Outcomes:
- After completing the course you will:
- Understand the relevant factors when deciding whether to pursue a capitalised award or a life interest under the 1975 Act;
- Understand the importance of ‘needs’ when making an interim award under the Act;
- Be aware of the appropriate cost rules in a mutual wills case;
- Understand developments on the law concerning fiduciary powers and the reversal of transactions;
- Understand what counts as a ‘good reason’ to permit the media to report on proceedings in the Court of Protection.
- Level:
- General Interest
- Classification:
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Case Update
- Sources and References:
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- Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975;
- Iqbal v Ahmed [2011] EWCA Civ 900;
- Ilott v Mitson & Ors [2011] EWCA Civ 346;
- Smith v Smith [2011] EWHC 2133 (Ch);
- Pitt & Anor v Holt & Anor [2011] EWCA Civ 197;
- Shovelar v Lane [2011] EWCA Civ 802;
- Fearnley v Napier [2010] EWHC 3345 (Ch);
- Green v Montagu [2011] EWHC 1856 (Ch);
- P v Independent Print Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 756;
- Independent News and Media v A [2010] EWCA Civ 343.
In this podcast barrister Ruth Hughes guides practitioners through some recent case law concerning Inheritance Act claims, wills, trusts and the Court of Protection.
Podcast added: 12/10/11
This course has now been removed from the site. It is no longer suitable for CPD purposes as it contains information that is out of date or incorrect. For a list of our latest CPDcasts, please visit the library.
