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Brown v Executors of the Estate of HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and others: CA 8 Feb 2008

The claimant sought leave to appeal refusal of access to the will of Princess Margaret. He wished to prove that he was her illegitimate son. The will had been subject to an order providing that its contens were not to be published. Held: ‘Sections 124 and 125 of the 1981 Act deal with access to … Continue reading Brown v Executors of the Estate of HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and others: CA 8 Feb 2008

Ghafoor and others v Cliff and others: ChD 11 Apr 2006

The applicant had obtained revocation of a grant of administration ad colligenda bona in the estate, and having succeeded, now sought costs. The question was whether there had been proper reasons for the application for the grant. The deceased’s estate had assets internationally and his affairs were complicated. The family were in disagreement. The grant … Continue reading Ghafoor and others v Cliff and others: ChD 11 Apr 2006

Brown v HM Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, the Executors of the Estate of and others: FD 5 Jul 2007

The plaintiff sought the unsealing of the wills of the late Queen Mother and of the late Princess Margaret, claiming that these would assist him establishing that he was the illegitimate son of the latter. Held: The application was frivolous. None of the evidence presented remotely constituted evidence of what the claimant asserted. Though section … Continue reading Brown v HM Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, the Executors of the Estate of and others: FD 5 Jul 2007

Caudle v LD Law Ltd: QBD 29 Feb 2008

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 … Continue reading Caudle v LD Law Ltd: QBD 29 Feb 2008

Re JS (Disposal of Body): FD 10 Nov 2016

Child’s Wish for post-mortem cryonic Preservation JS, a child of 14, anticipating her death from cancer expressed the desire that her body should receive cryonic preservation in the hope that one day a treatment might be available to allow her to be revived, and proceedings were issued. Her parents were divorced, and they differed as … Continue reading Re JS (Disposal of Body): FD 10 Nov 2016

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