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The Court of Appeal has reminded legal practitioners of the best-practice principles they should adhere to when drafting wills of elderly or infirmed clients.

The principles were underscored in a March 20 ruling involving the execution of an elderly woman’s will in 2010.

In a unanimous ruling, Justices of Appeal Maria Wilson, Ronnie Boodoosingh and James Aboud dismissed the appeal and cross-appeal of four of the woman’s children.