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Charities can appeal against loss of inheritance

The Supreme Court has granted a group of charities, including The Blue Cross, permission to appeal a decision made by the Court of Appeal.

Last updated on January 11th, 2022 at 09:35 pm

last will and testamentThe Illot case, on which we reported last year, saw Heather Illot dispute her estranged mother’s will, which left the majority of  her estate (around £500k) to the charities.  Heather was originally awarded £50,000, but the Court of Appeal increase that to £164,000 last year.  The charities are now appealing against that decision.

We will report further when the case has been heard.

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