Litigation Letter
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Perrins v Holland [2010] EWCA Civ 840, [2010] All ER (D) 210 (Jul); NLJ 30 July p1076
The late Robert Perrins (‘the testator’) had an unhealthy life. Born in 1955 he was diagnosed as an insulin dependent diabetic
in about 1970. In 1991 he was found to have primary progressive multiple sclerosis. By early 2000 the testator was unable
to read or write, was confined to a wheel chair and had little control over his movements. In between, in 1977, he married.
There was one child of the marriage, namely the claimant David Perrins (‘David’) who was born on 27 October 1986. The testator
and his wife separated in 1993. In 1994 the testator met the third defendant, Anne Dooney. She became the carer for the testator;
he wished to marry her. The testator and his wife were divorced in early 2000.