Land v Estate of Mary Land; Jegon v Vivian

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
Neutral Citation[2006] EWHC 2069 (Ch)
Year2006
Date2006
CourtChancery Division
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3 cases
  • Paul Chadwick v Anthony Rickards Collinson and Others
    • United Kingdom
    • Chancery Division
    • 24 September 2014
    ...EWHC 796 (Ch.) [2003] WTLR 687 and HH Judge Norris QC (as he then was) sitting as a Judge of the Chancery Division in Re Land Deceased [2007] 1 WLR 1009 (a case of manslaughter by gross negligence). 10 By Section 2(2) of Forfeiture Act 1982, where the Forfeiture Rule has been determined to ......
  • Sandra Anna Amos v Beverly Mancini
    • United Kingdom
    • Chancery Division
    • 30 April 2020
    ...[1982] Act.” 12 In subsequent cases the courts have held that the rule applied to all cases of manslaughter, namely Re Land Deceased [2007] 1 All ER 324, Dalton v Latham [2003] EWHC 796 (Ch) and Chadwick v Collinson [2014] EWHC 305. In the latter case HHJ Pelling QC said this: “24. The Cl......
  • R (Jenkins) v HM Coroner for Portsmouth and South East Hampshire
    • United Kingdom
    • Queen's Bench Division (Administrative Court)
    • Invalid date
2 books & journal articles
  • Why Gifts in Wills Might Fail
    • United Kingdom
    • Wildy Simmonds & Hill Wills A Practical Guide - 2nd Edition Contents
    • 30 August 2019
    ...under the Forfeiture Act 1982. The time limit is strict and the court has no discretion to extend the period (see Land v Land [2006] EWHC 2069 (Ch), [2007] 1 All ER 324). At one time, the forfeiture rule could produce unfair results. EXAMPLE Kevin murdered his parents. Their wills leave eve......
  • The Trust as Trojan Horse: A Comparative Perspective on Trusts' Role in Japanese Succession Law
    • United States
    • Iowa Law Review No. 103-5, July 2018
    • 1 July 2018
    ...not significantly change the law. There have certainly been more dramatic cases under the same legislation: See, e.g., In re Land [2006] EWHC (Ch) 2069, [2007] 1 WLR 1009 [2]–[8], [10], [24]–[28] (Eng.) (holding that the deceased’s adult son had successfully claimed “reasonable financial pr......

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