The claimant sought to take out letters of administration in the estate, and needed documents held by the defendant who claimed a lien over necessary documents for an unpaid legal services bill. The defendants had replied that until the claimant had taken out letters of administration, he had no standing to require delivery of the papers.
Held: The claimant did not yet have standing to make the demand made.
Wyn Williams J
[2008] EWHC 374 (QB), [2008] 1 WLR 1540, [2008] WTLR 587
Bailii
Non-Contentious Probate Rules 1987
England and Wales
Wills and Probate
Updated: 26 January 2022; Ref: scu.266043