Parfitt v Lawless
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Date | 1865 |
| Year | 1865 |
| Court | Court of Probate |
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Lambert (plaintiff) v Lyons
...338 THEOBOLD WILLS SWEET & MAXWELL 16 ED 2001 41 PAR 3-27-29 SHERRIN, WILLIAMS ON WILLS 8ED BUTTERWORTHS 2002 57FF PARFITT v LAWLESS 1872 LR 2 P & D 462 DELANY EQUITY & LAW OF TRUSTS 4ED 2007 CH 16 COSTELLOE ENDURING PROBLEM OF POWERS OF ATTORNEY 1998 3(2) CPLJ 35 CAROLL v CAROLL 2000 1 IL......
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1 firm's commentaries
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When Undue Influence And Mutual Wills Collide: Naidoo v Barton [2023] EWHC 500 (Ch)
...and confidence. The rationale behind the distinction between inter vivos transactions and wills was considered in Parfitt v Lawless (1872) L.R. 2 P. & D. 462, which does not appear to have been referred to in Naidoo v Barton. Lord Penzance noted that undue influence is not presumed in the c......
3 books & journal articles
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Wills
...Zaman and Neisha (1969) Law Rep. of Guyana 612. 93 Straker v. Luke (1974) L.R.B.G. 187. 94 Hall v. Hall (1868) L.R. I P & D 481. 95 [1872] L.R. 2 P & D 462 See also Wingrove v. Wingrove (1885) 11 P & D 81 at 83 where Sir James Hannen observed: To be undue influence in the eyes of the law, t......
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UNDUE INFLUENCE, UNCONSCIONABILITY AND GOOD FAITH
...of presumed undue influence. The burden always lies on the complainant. See eg Hall v Hall(1868) LR 1 P&D 481; Parfitt v Lawless(1872) LR 2 P&D 462. 34 Bank of Credit & Commerce International SA v Aboody [1990] 1 QB 923 at 961 (Slade LJ); Geffen v Goodman Estate(1991) 81 DLR (4th) 211 at 22......
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Testamentary Capacity and Intention
...and the transaction requires an explanation. However, undue influence is never presumed in relation to a will (see Parfitt v Lawless (1872) LR 2 P&D 462). It must always be proved by the person alleging it. This is no easy task as evidence is 30 Wills: A Practical Guide normally scant and, ......