An administrator had obtained a grant in the estate of the deceased without disclosing that, although he claimed to be a Chartered Accountant, he had lost his membership, that he was a bankrupt and that the deceased had been a creditor in his bankruptcy. The extent of this wilful failure to disclose was such as to justify revocation of the grant. In the circumstances full disclosure was required. The fact that the bankruptcy was discoverable as a public fact by a search did not obviate the need for disclosure.
Citations:
Times 15-Feb-2000
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Wills and Probate, Insolvency
Updated: 04 June 2022; Ref: scu.89217