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Succession
Introduction
Studying Succession
Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975
Administration of Estates Act 1925
Wills Act 1837
Outline structure of this subject guide
A suggested approach to study
The examination
Intestacy (Introduction)
The evolution of the intestacy rules
Statutes of Distribution 1670–1685
Administration of Estates Act 1925 (AEA 1925)
Inheritance Act 1833
Inheritance (Family Provision) Act 1938
Law Reform (Succession) Act 1995
Intestates’ Estates Act 1952
Total intestacy
Re Reynold’s WT [1965] 3 All ER 686
Re Crispin’s WT [1974] 3 All ER 772
Robinson v Collins [1975] 1 All ER 321
Taylor v Taylor [1875] 20 LR Ch 155
Re Hutchinson [1955] Ch 255
Re Chaplin [1950] Ch 507
Re MacCulloch’s Estate [1981]44 NSR (2d) 666
Re Phelps [1980] Ch 275
Hardy v Shaw [1975] 2 All ER 1052
Re DWS [2001] Ch 568
s.33 AEA 1925
s.46(2A) AEA 1925
s.55 AEA 1925
s.46 AEA 1925
s.1 Law Reform (Succession) Act 1995
s.18(2) Matrimonial Causes Act 1973
s.47(1) AEA 1925
Partial intestacy
Re McKee [1931] 2 Ch 145
Re Morton [1956] Ch 644
Re Thornber [1937] Ch 29
Re Grover’s WT [1971] Ch 168
Re Young [1951] Ch 185
Re Bowen-Buscarlet’s WT [1971] 3 All ER 636
Re Sullivan [1930] 1 Ch 84
s.49(1) AEA 1925
s.49(1)(a) AEA 1925
Critique and reform (Intestacy)
Making a will (Introduction)
s.9 Wills Act 1837
Nature and characteristics of wills
Synge v Synge [1894] 1 QB 466
Vynior’s Case [1609] 8 Co Rep 81b
Re Marsland [1939] Ch 820
Re Berger [1989] All ER 591
Supreme Court Act 1981
Statute of Wills 1540
Capacity to make a will
In the Estate of Park [1953] 2 All ER 1411
Harwood v Baker [1840] 3 Moo PC 282
Dew v Clark [1826] 3 Add 79
Battan Singh v Amirchand [1948] 1 All ER 152

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Formalities (Making a will)

Question 1

Can a will be valid if it is entirely digital, with electronic signatures and no physical copy?

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A Yes, because modern technology should be recognised under the Wills Act.

B No, because s.9 requires a physical document and manual signatures. ✓

C Yes, if the electronic will is stored securely and witnessed via video call.

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The Wills Act 1837 requires a physical 'document in writing' and manual signatures. Electronic wills are not currently valid. The Law Commission has proposed reforms, but they are not yet law.

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Kenwood v Adams (1975) The Times, 28 November

Question 2

Which case best illustrates that a confidential relationship does not automatically imply undue influence?

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A Dew v Clark

B Kenwood v Adams ✓

C Battan Singh v Amirchand

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Kenwood v Adams explicitly rejected undue influence despite closeness, requiring proof of coercion. Dew v Clark found coercion; Battan Singh dealt with assistance. Only Kenwood directly addresses this misconception.

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Inheritance (Family Provision) Act 1938

Question 3

Why is the Inheritance (Family Provision) Act 1938 considered foundational in the development of family provision law?

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A It established the principle that testamentary freedom is absolute and cannot be challenged.

B It introduced judicial discretion to override wills for fairness, paving the way for the 1975 Act. ✓

C It required all wills to include a minimum provision for surviving spouses by law.

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The 1938 Act broke from strict testamentary freedom by allowing judicial intervention for dependants, setting a precedent for the more comprehensive 1975 Act.

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