Contentious trusts and probate partner, John Melville-Smith, wrote an article for IFA Magazine discussing David Gladstone’s legal battle over his mansion and £20 million fortune, and the inheritance implications.
“In a widely-reported dispute worthy of a P G Wodehouse novel, David Gladstone – descendant of a prime minister, former High Commissioner of Sri Lanka and owner of Wotton House, a £15 million pile in Buckinghamshire – is seeking possession of the house from Mrs Leigh White, a former city solicitor, who moved in a few years ago and is now reluctant to leave.”
Read the full article online here.