Letter Before Action

JoJo445

Hello SadCodeMan,

Thanks for your comments.
"If they win, the estate pays the legal costs and there is (potentially) nothing left for them to inherit."

-- if they win, would it not be the other party (myself) that would have to pay the legal costs?

SadCodeMan

That was @sheramber's point I think. The suggestionwas that you would be representing the estate as the executor and so costs would be awarded against the estate rather than you personally?

It sounds a very reasonable asertion though.

In a different world where the executor was a set of solicitors, I would not expect them to foot the cost if this action was brought? (or, even just to ceed the case because they did not want to run the risk)

I should say though, I am definitely not a legal expert! I was more clarifying what I understood by her comment.

(Though if there really were some dishonesty at play, I guess that would be a different issue)