Tuesday 28 July 2015

Woman rejected by mother in will wins £164k inheritance – a landmark ruling?

“The long running saga of Ilott v Mitson would now seem to be at an end following the Court of Appeal’s recent landmark decision. Having determined back in 2011 that Mrs Ilott was entitled to a share of her late mother’s estate which had been left to three charities, the Court of Appeal has now ordered that Mrs Ilott receive approximately one third of her mother’s £486,000 estate. 

The original amount awarded to Mrs Ilott by the Judge at the very first trial was £50,000 and her attempts to have that amount increased on Appeal were initially thwarted but the Court of Appeal disagreed and made this award”
Peter Shah ABD Solicitor

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