Cattermole v Prisk

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
Date2006
Year2006
CourtChancery Division
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  • La Tanya Hughes (Sole Executrix named in the last will and testament of Laban Hughes, deceased) Claimant v Clement Hughes Lawful Attorney of Ena Hughes Defendant [ECSC]
    • Antigua and Barbuda
    • High Court (Antigua)
    • November 3, 2011
    ...is to assist in the avoidance of disputes, or at least in the minimisation of their scope." Further, in the case of Cattermole v Prisk [2006] 1 FLR 6939, the will of an elderly and infirm testatrix was upheld despite the failure to observe the 'golden rule'. 52 In looking at the evidence as......
  • Henry Dominic Chicheley Thornton and Others v Mary Virginia Chicheley Woodhouse and Another
    • United Kingdom
    • Chancery Division
    • April 10, 2017
    ...who satisfies himself as to the capacity and understanding of the testator and makes a record of his examination and findings – see Cattermole v Prisk [2006] 1 FLR 693 at [12]) was not applied because it did not apply. (ii) Neither the Will nor the appointment of Susie represented a substan......
  • Carol Frances Gowing v Terence Arthur Ward
    • United Kingdom
    • Chancery Division
    • February 26, 2024
    ...per Templeman J, and subsequently approved in Buckenham v Dickinson [2000] WTLR 1083, Hoff v Atherton [2005] WTLR 99, Cattermole v Prisk [2006] 1 FLR 693 and in Scammell v Farmer [2008] WTLR 1261, paras 117–123. 8 Compliance with the golden rule does not, of course, operate as a touchstone ......
  • Hajna Moss v Michael Moss
    • Bahamas
    • Supreme Court (Bahamas)
    • January 13, 2023
    ...per Templeman J, and subsequently approved in Buckenhan v Dickinson [2000] WTLR 1083; Hoff v Atherton [2005] WTLR 99; Cattermole v Prisk [2006] 1 FLR 693, [2006] Fam Law 98, and in Scammell v Farmer [2008] EWHC 1100 (Ch). at paras 117 to 123. [8] Compliance with the Golden Rule does not, o......
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1 books & journal articles
  • Testamentary Capacity and Intention
    • United Kingdom
    • Wildy Simmonds & Hill Wills A Practical Guide - 2nd Edition Contents
    • August 30, 2019
    ...have some influence over the testator. Non-compliance with the golden rule does not mean that the will is invalid. In Cattermole v Prisk [2006] 1 FLR 693, it was observed: This ‘golden rule’ provides clear guidance as to how, in relevant cases, disputes can be avoided, or minimised (with th......

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