Re Dennis, decd
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Date | 1981 |
| Year | 1981 |
| Court | Chancery Division |
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72 cases
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Re Jackson (Deceased); Ilott v Mitson and Others
...his mortgage was, correctly, firmly rejected — see in particular at 298F. The summary of Browne-Wilkinson J in In re Dennis, deceased [1981] 2 All ER 140 at 145–146 is helpful and has often been cited with approval: "The applicant has to show that the will fails to make provision for his ma......
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Espinosa v Bourke
...question is how best to provide a reasonable sum for the future maintenance of the appellant. Browne-Wilkinson J in re Dennis (decd) [1981] 2 All E R 140 said at page 145:— "It is now clearly established that claims under the Act by persons other than spouses are limited to maintenance…… T......
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Ilott v Mitson (1st Respondent) Michael Peter Lane (personal representatives of Melita Jackson Deceased) (2nd Respondent) The Blue Cross Animal Welfare Charity (3rd Respondent) Royal Society for The Protection of Birds (4th Respondent) Royal Society for The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (5th Respondent)
...had to meet income need and be "income-based". The Charities took us to the following passage in the judgment of Browne-Wilkinson J in Re Dennis dec'd [1981] 2 AER 140 at 145–6, which interprets the word "maintenance" in the 1975 Act and explains its relationship to standard of living: It i......
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Mrs Mary Cowan v Mr Martin Foreman (as executor of the estate of Michael Cowan and as trustee of the Business Property Trust and the Residuary Trust in the Will of Michael Cowan Dated 24 March 2016 (the “Will”) and as trustee of the Michael Cowan Foundation (the “Foundation”)
...success, there is no point in considering the other relevant factors. That was made clear in Re Dennis, Dennis v Lloyd's Bank Ltd [1981] 2 All ER 140 per Browne-Wilkinson J at 144j–145a and 146d-e. The court will not entertain a claim with no merit which is commenced outside the six-month t......
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1 firm's commentaries
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The Inheritance (Provision For Family And Dependants) Act 1975 ("The Act") ' Time To Bring A Claim?
...a detailed examination of the criteria above (arising from Berger v Berger [2013] EWCA Civ 1305, Re Salmon [1981] Ch 167 and Re Dennis [1981] 2 All ER 140] cannot be Specialist and expert advice should always be taken at the earliest opportunity to prevent your position from being prejudice......
7 books & journal articles
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Table of Cases
...EWCA Civ 1603, [2012] 1 FLR 1177, [2012] Fam Law 401, [2012] All ER (D) 55 (Jan) 172 Dennis (Deceased), Re; Dennis v Lloyds Bank Ltd [1981] 2 All ER 140, 124 Sol Jo 885, 131 NLJ 210, ChD 187–188 Devas & Others v Mackay [2009] EWHC 1951 (Ch), [2009] All ER (D) 09 (Aug) 97 xvi A Practitioner’......
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Basis of the Claim
...does not include a capital sum to enable the claimant to discharge their tax liability (see Re Dennis (Deceased), Dennis v Lloyds Bank [1981] 2 All ER 140 at 145– 6) or for a mortgage to be discharged where the claimant has a comfortable standard of living ( Re Jennings, deceased [1994] (Ch......
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Table of Cases
...[2007] EWHC 2266 (Ch), [2008] WTLR 17, [2007] Il Pr 60, [2007] All ER (D) 121 (Oct) 26 Dennis (Deceased), Re; Dennis v Lloyds Bank [1981] 2 All ER 140, (1980) 124 SJ 885, (1980) The Times , 14 November 45–6, 48, 49, 156, 158, 159 Denton and Others v TH White Ltd and Others [2014] EWCA Civ 9......
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Time Limits
...refusal to extend time would leave the applicant without redress against anybody. In Re Dennis (Deceased), Dennis v Lloyds Bank [1981] 2 All ER 140, Browne-Wilkinson J, while applying the principles stated by Megarry VC, formulated two further factors which should be adopted when exercising......
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