Contentious Trusts and Estate

• The Case of: Marcus v Marcus [2024] EWHC 2086

  • PostedSeptember 1, 2025

  In the case of Marcus v Marcus [2024] EWHC 2086, the High Court was asked to consider the extent to which a stepchild may be able to benefit from a...

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• Declarations of Trusts and Mistakes – the recent case of Sullivan v Sullivan EWHC 1072 (CH)

  • PostedJuly 30, 2025

  On 9 May 2025, the High Court of Justice (Chancery Division) handed down an important judgment concerning a claim for the setting aside of a declaration of trust on the...

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• What is a ‘Put Up or Shut Up’ Order?

  • PostedFebruary 15, 2024

  A “put up or shut up” order, known formally as a Cobden-Ramsay order, is a court order that gives someone threatening to challenge a Will or an estate a fixed...

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• Ashtons success in Court of Appeal case: Bowser v Smith 2023

  • PostedSeptember 11, 2023

  Polly Stephenson, a partner in our contentious trusts and probate team, has had further success recently in the Court of Appeal in the case of Bowser v Smith [2023] EWCA...

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• Frequently Asked Questions: How to Contest a Will

  • PostedJune 27, 2023

  Disputes around Inheritance and challenging the validity of Wills can often be referred to as ‘Contentious Probate’. What are the grounds for Contesting a Will? There are various grounds for...

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