Ward v Holman: 1964

Section 3 of the 1861 Act abrogated the common law rule that a change of domicile operated as a revocation of a testamentary disposition. The long title of the Act was ‘An Act to amend the law with respect to wills of personal estate made by British subjects’
Held: The section was of general application.

Judges:

Gorrell Barnes J

Citations:

[1964] 2 QB 580

Statutes:

Wills Act 1861 3

Cited by:

CitedL, Regina (on the Application of) v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis and Another CA 1-Mar-2007
The court considered the proper content of an enhanced criminal record certificate. The claimant said that it should contain only matter relating to actual or potential criminal activity.
Held: As to the meaning of section 115: ‘if Parliament . .
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Wills and Probate

Updated: 01 May 2022; Ref: scu.249365