Abstract

Alexander Learmonth was junior counsel for the respondents in Marley v Rawlings, the first probate case to be decided by the Supreme Court. In this article, he charts the case progress from trial through to appeal, and discusses the implications of the decision for the interpretation of wills, the requirements for formal validity, and the ambit of the statutory power of rectification of wills under section 20 of the Administration of Justice Act 1982.

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