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Constance McDonnell QC ‘When a beneficiary becomes a wolf in sheep’s clothing: Beddoe relief & derivative claims’

Constance McDonnell QC has been invited by New Law Journal to examine the motivation of beneficiaries to bring claims in place of personal representatives. Constance considers the Roberts v Gill principles, and recent cases about Beddoe relief and derivative claims.  The article titled ‘When a beneficiary becomes a wolf in sheep’s clothing: Beddoe relief & derivative claims’ can be accessed here via a paywall.