Kenwood v Adams
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Date | 1975 |
| Year | 1975 |
| Court | Chancery Division |
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6 cases
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Key and Another v Key and Others
...himself as to the capacity and understanding of the testator, and to make a contemporaneous record of his examination and findings: see Kenward v. Adams (1975) Times 29 November 1975; Re Simpson (1977) 121 SJ 224, in both cases per Templeman J, and subsequently approved in Buckenhan v. Dick......
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Martha Maria Potter and Samuel Edward Potter
...he should act as one of the attesting witnesses. This practice has received judicial support from Templeman J in Kenward v Adams [1975] CLY 3591 and again in Re Simpson [1977] 121 SOLJ 224. In any situation where there is reason to suspect that the mental capacity test has not been satisfie......
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Grbavac v Vujcich
...the 2013 codicil is valid or whether it is invalid through Mr Joseph lacking testamentary capacity to execute it. 66 67 Kenwood v Adams [1975] CLY 3591, which makes reference to an earlier decision of Templeman J in Re Simpson (Deceased) (1977) 121 Sol Jo See Puru v Puru HC Auckland CIV 200......
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Chan Lai Chun v Chan Tin Lam
...and his findings. See Williams, Mortimer and Sunnucks on Executors, Administrators and Probate, (supra), at page 164; Kenward v. Adams [1975] CLY 3591 and Re Simpson [1977] 121 SJ 56. It seems that in both the cases cited there were previous wills which were to be altered. In Simpson, the t......
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Smart Phone Video Recordings Form Vital Evidence In Will Challenge Trial
...when taking Will instructions from an elderly client or one with potentially compromised mental capacity, pursuant to Kenward v Adams [1975] CLY 3591, can form persuasive evidence in a subsequent Will challenge, provided a positive assessment of capacity is This case demonstrates the import......