A family, devastated by the loss of the late Owen Davies, have been left with the further burden of contesting a dated will he made in 1996, which left the entirety of his estate in England and Wales to Mr Owen’s uncle.
Owen Davies was living in Belgium at the time of his death. Because of his living situation, the family claim that his English succession should be determined by intestacy. His mother is entitled to a quarter of his moveable estate under Belgian law.
The arguments by the family, regarding the 1996 will, suggest that the grant of probate was obtained by false statements that Davies had few assets in Belgium, though many chattels kept there emerged after his death (Davies v Morris, 2018 EWHC 1901 Ch).
