Hughes v Pritchard

Subject Matter

WILL — Validity — Testamentary capacity

[2021] EWHC 1580 (Ch), Ch D

WILL — Validity — Testamentary capacity — Testator suffering from moderately severe degree of mental impairment prior to drafting new will — Drafting solicitor and general practitioner nevertheless assessing testator to have capacity at time of execution — Whether testator having testamentary capacity — Whether presumption that will drafted by experienced independent lawyer not to be set aside on grounds of lack of testamentary capacity — Whether solicitor or medical practitioner required to ask testator about changes to earlier will

[2022] EWCA Civ 386; [2022] Ch 339; [2022] 3 WLR 153; [2022] WLR(D) 146, CA

Appellate History