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Court rules on trusts and Victorian land tax
3+ week, 3+ day ago (949+ words) The Court set out at paragraph 40 referring to section 3(1) of the Victorian Land Tax Act: Joint owners...The Court also revisited the SRO’s website guidance which stated at paragraph 48 (bold emphasis added...in response to the taxpayer’s objection, which led…...
Avoidable Court Battles: The Cost of Dying Without Estate Plan
3+ week, 6+ day ago (544+ words) The deaths of prominent Kenyans have repeatedly been followed by bitter court battles over multimillion-shilling...Former minister Njenga Karume died in 2014, yet the court only confirmed the grant in his succession...An administrator must be appointed through court....A valid…...
South Carolina Court of Appeals affirms probate fraud ruling
3+ week, 6+ day ago (190+ words) South Carolina Lawyers Weekly staff//August...However, the daughters requested only $53,116.80 in fees and costs, while the probate court awarded $56,516.80...Because the record did not support the additional $3,400, the Court of Appeals reduced the award to the...Appealed from York…...
Supreme Court Clarifies
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (801+ words) An unregistered Will can be legally valid if it is properly executed and proved...The Supreme Court has also clarified that non-registration alone does not make a Will suspicious or invalidate...The Supreme Court, in its May 21, 2026 judgment in Parvathi…...
Texas Trial Powerhouse McKool Smith Joins the Milbank Pay Scale (With a Delayed Start)
3+ week, 2+ day ago (305+ words) The Texas-based complex trial firm, known for competitive associate compensation which have reported...
Royal Court unwinds??7m trust payout after tax mistake risked??2.3m bill
3+ week, 2+ day ago (390+ words) THE Royal Court has cancelled a £7 million payout from a Jersey trust after a tax mistake left two beneficiaries...potential liability was £3.1m instead of around £850,000 – a difference of around £2.3m, which the Royal Court...The trustee applied to the Royal Court…...
Scribe Can Also Be Attesting Witness To Will, But Must Intend To Attest It: Punjab & Haryana High Court
3+ week, 4+ hour ago (639+ words) The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that there is no legal requirement disqualifying a scribe...Succession Act Argument Rejected Before the High Court, the appellants argued that since the property...The Court rejected this at the threshold....
Directors of Ainslie House Private Limited Served with Chamber Application By High Court
3+ week, 5+ day ago (47+ words) ZimEye Take...are hereby served with a Chamber Application for Service by Edictal Citation in the Zimbabwe High Court...
Longer Mandatory To Claim Rights Under Will After Omission Of S.213 Indian Succession Act: J&K&L High Court
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (480+ words) 9 Sept 2026 11:00 AM IST The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that after Section 213 of...The High Court consequently set aside the rejection of a request for attestation of mutation of inheritance...The petitioner challenged that refusal before the…...
James v James: High Court rules on will construction and statutory substitution under section 33
2+ week, 5+ day ago (157+ words) Solicitors...The High Court has ruled that a granddaughter is entitled to take her late father's share of a residuary...