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late husband
Coverage of late husband in the Nexus archive.
- Cancer-stricken grieving widow, 81, is given criminal conviction after forgetting to insure late husband's car - as fast-track court uses Single Justice Procedure
An 81-year-old cancer-stricken widow was convicted of a criminal offense for failing to insure her late husband's car, with the case processed through the UK's Single Justice Procedure. The fast-track court ruling has sparked debate over the use of streamlined legal processes in such cases.
- Widow taking her late husband's firm to industrial tribunal must sell family home to pay for case - and can't settle his estate until it is heard in 2029, five years after his death
A widow is being forced to sell her family home to fund an industrial tribunal case against her late husband's firm. The legal proceedings are not expected to be heard until 2029, five years after her husband's death, preventing her from settling his estate.