The applicants challenged the validity of powers of attorney and wills executed by their elderly parents in April and December 2017, alleging lack of testamentary capacity and undue influence by the respondent son.
The court found that while the parents did not lack testamentary capacity, the December 2017 wills were procured through the respondent's undue influence.
The evidence demonstrated a pattern of coercion, isolation, and manipulation by the respondent, who controlled access to the parents and fabricated allegations against the applicants.
The December 2017 wills were set aside, and the respondent was ordered to pass his accounts for the period he acted as attorney for property.
