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United Kingdom removal of personal representativesexecutors and administratorssection 50 administration of justice act 1985

Harris v Earwicker

[2015] EWHC 1915 (Ch)
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHigh Court of Justice, Chancery Division
Year2015
StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

On an application to remove personal representatives under section 50 of the Administration of Justice Act 1985 the court need not find fault or wrongdoing; the guiding principle is whether the estate is being properly administered and whether removal is in the best interests of the beneficiaries as a whole.

Area of Law

General

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