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【Wealth Succession】TRUSTS: Bankrupt man’s wife establishes that former matrimonial home is hers alone

A bankrupt man's wife, Karen Williams, has established that her husband gave her his 50 per cent interest in the matrimonial home by an oral agreement when they separated many years before trustees in bankruptcy were appointed. Williams, acting as litigant in person, successfully challenged a March 2021 district court order, by producing a transcript of a financial remedy hearing that established the existence of either a common intention constructive trust or a proprietary estoppel in her favour. The trustees cannot therefore repossess and sell Williams' home, the England and Wales High Court found (Williams v Nilsson, 2021 EWHC 3184 Ch) ...

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