Protection of Family Against Testamentary Dispositions
in English Law. Recent Case of Ilott v. Mitson:
On the Road to a Regime of Forced Heirship?
Ochrona rodziny przed rozrządzeniami testamentowymi w prawie angielskim. Orzeczenie w sprawie Ilott v. Mitson: na drodze do systemu obowiązkowej części spadku?
Author(s): Mariusz ZałuckiSubject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Civil Law
Published by: Oficyna Wydawnicza AFM Uniwersytetu Andrzeja Frycza Modrzewskiego w Krakowie
Keywords: family provision; protection of people close to the deceased; protection against testamentary dispositions; forced share
Summary/Abstract: The English Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependents) Act 1975 is one of the legislative solutions that provides, based on the discretionary power of the judge, a possibility of interference of the court in the fate of the inheritance estate after the death of the testator. Recently, the English court has decided a case on the grounds of this Act.The judgement is controversial and bring England closer to the forced heirship rules of many European countries. The article discusses this judgement.
Journal: Studia Prawnicze: rozprawy i materiały
- Issue Year: 18/2016
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 27-38
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English
