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Re Templeman

Goss-Custard v Templeman [2020] EWHC 632 (Ch)
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHigh Court (Chancery Division)
Year2020
StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

Comprehension and appreciation of the claims on a testator's bounty (the Banks v Goodfellow limb of testamentary capacity) does not require actual knowledge of the size of the estate or the financial circumstances of potential beneficiaries; the testator need only have the capacity to decide for himself between the competing claims.

Area of Law

General

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