A home made will that reads like an examination paper on testamentary wishes and the difficulties about expressing them correctly, without the benefit of technical advice. Including
- misnaming a charity (and the process to follow if the charity cannot be ascertained)
- amending a will after the will has been executed (and dependent revocation)
- executing the will without a date
- use of the term “money” and ascertaining residue
- domicile and the conflict of laws and renvoi in relation to overseas property
- establishment of a trust
- establishment of beneficial entitlement or charitable trust
- role of a trustee
All this and more – in one case…
Source: Vucicevic & Anor v Aleksic & Ors [2017] EWHC 2335 (Ch) (20 September 2017)
Wills and the rest 