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Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Article: Hound Downed: Three Different Areas of the Law that Figure in The Hound of the Baskervilles
By Teddy Groce
Leslie Katz recently published Hound Downed: Three Different Areas of the Law that Figure in The Hound of the Baskervilles, 2026. Provided below is the Abstract A number of different…
China Law Vision
The Insurer’s Review Obligation towards Other Heirs of the Insured Who Hold the Policy in the Era of Electronic Policies
By Hao Zhan, Shanshan Wu
I. The Issue Article 42 of the Insurance Law(2015 Amendment, the same hereinafter) provides that where, among other circumstances, there is no beneficiary upon the death of the insured, the…
DMConsultants Blog
DONAR EN VIDA CON LAS VENTAJAS FISCALES DE UNA HERENCIA
Una reforma fiscal en Cataluña permite transmitir bienes en vida aplicando las ventajas del Impuesto sobre Sucesiones. Una oportunidad para planificar mejor el patrimonio familiar. La transmisión del patrimonio a…
HEIRS & SUCCESSES
The Wife Who Never Existed: Romance Fraud, a Forged Marriage and an Unusual Inheritance Dispute
Can someone who never existed inherit under a Will? In the Will of Clifford Stanley Perrin [2026] QSC 247 examines the consequences of online romance fraud and a testamentary gift…
Probate & Estates Blog
Who Inherits When There’s No Will?
By Barry Seidel
What happens under New York law when a person dies without a Will? Contrary to popular misconception, their assets do NOT "go to the State." When there is no will,…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Why you shouldn’t count on inheriting money for your retirement
By Teddy Groce
Over the coming decades, baby boomers and older generations are expected to transfer more than $100 trillion in assets to their heirs, according to some estimates. If your parents or…
SCC Blog
Alive on 9 September 2005? A Legal Analysis of Madras High Court’s Decision in M. Iyyanar v. Kalvikarasi
Introduction The Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005 (the 2005 Amendment) was meant to remove a long-standing gender inequality in Mitakshara coparcenary law by giving daughters, by birth, the same coparcenary…
HEIRS & SUCCESSES
Estate of Tanner [2025] NSWSC 1078; Tanner v Tanner [2026] NSWCA 100: an earlier transfer must be brought into account
Hotchpot operates to bring a benefit received by a beneficiary during the testator’s lifetime into account when determining that beneficiary’s entitlement under the Will. The principal difficulty arises in valuing…
DMConsultants Blog
¿PUEDO RECIBIR UNA HERENCIA Y RECLAMAR LA LEGÍTIMA?
Ser heredero y tener derecho a la legítima no significa cobrar dos cantidades distintas. Una duda bastante habitual al repartir una herencia es la siguiente: si un hijo ha sido…
Law Web
Supreme Court: Compromise Decree Obtained Without Impleading Necessary Party Is Nullity
By Law Web
Having heard and considered the submissions advanced by learned counsel for the parties and after going through the impugned order, we are of the opinion that the view taken by…