Contentious Trusts and Estate

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

  • PostedFebruary 15, 2024

  A Cobden-Ramsay Order, which is colloquially known as a ‘Put Up or Shut Up’ Order, is a useful tool in a personal representative’s (i.e. an executor or administrator) arsenal when...

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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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