{"id":9158,"date":"2026-04-08T10:33:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T10:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/?post_type=insight&#038;p=9158"},"modified":"2026-04-09T09:06:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T09:06:56","slug":"la-regle-dor-et-la-capacite-testamentaire","status":"publish","type":"insight","link":"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/fr\/perspectives\/the-golden-rule-and-testamentary-capacity\/","title":{"rendered":"La r\u00e8gle d'or et la capacit\u00e9 testamentaire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lorsqu'un avocat r\u00e9dige un testament pour le compte d'un client, il doit s'assurer que ce dernier dispose de la capacit\u00e9 n\u00e9cessaire pour \u00e9tablir un testament. Le crit\u00e8re de la capacit\u00e9 testamentaire a \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9tabli dans l'affaire de 1870 intitul\u00e9e<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bylawyers.co.uk\/s\/blog-article\/a63Tg0000000PjBIAU\/case-summary-banks-v-goodfellow-1870-lr-5-qb-54\">\u00a0<em>Banks c. Goodfellow<\/em><\/a><em>.\u00a0<\/em>Malgr\u00e9 la mise en place de la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/ukpga\/2005\/9\/contents\">Loi de 2005 sur la capacit\u00e9 mentale<\/a>, qui d\u00e9finit un crit\u00e8re diff\u00e9rent pour \u00e9valuer la capacit\u00e9, la Cour a confirm\u00e9 que le crit\u00e8re de common law relatif \u00e0 la capacit\u00e9 testamentaire restait applicable. Ce crit\u00e8re exige que toute personne r\u00e9digeant un testament soit en mesure de comprendre :\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>la nature de l'acte et ses effets\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>l'\u00e9tendue des biens dont il dispose\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>les droits auxquels ils doivent donner effet\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ils ne doivent pas non plus souffrir d\u2019un trouble mental qui \u201c empoisonne leurs sentiments, fausse leur sens de la justice ou les emp\u00eache d\u2019exercer leurs facult\u00e9s naturelles \u201d dans la gestion de leur patrimoine.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Compte tenu de la complexit\u00e9 croissante des structures familiales et du nombre toujours plus important de personnes confront\u00e9es \u00e0 des troubles mentaux ou atteintes de d\u00e9mence, il est plus important que jamais que les avocats fassent preuve de curiosit\u00e9 et de vigilance lorsqu\u2019ils sont charg\u00e9s de r\u00e9diger un testament. Dans de nombreux cas, lorsqu\u2019il existe une explication claire et une justification valable quant \u00e0 la mani\u00e8re dont le testament est r\u00e9dig\u00e9, il suffira de discuter des contestations \u00e9ventuelles et de r\u00e9diger et conserver une note de consultation d\u00e9taill\u00e9e consignant le raisonnement qui sous-tend les d\u00e9cisions ainsi que les points abord\u00e9s. Toutefois, lorsqu\u2019il existe des craintes quant \u00e0 la contestation de la capacit\u00e9 testamentaire du testateur, poser les questions appropri\u00e9es et conserver des traces \u00e9crites peut ne pas \u00eatre suffisant.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">C'est ce qu'illustre le cas r\u00e9cent de\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk\/Ginger_v_Mickleburgh_(2026)_EWHC_100_(Ch)\">Ginger contre Mickleburgh<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>(2026). En 2013, le d\u00e9funt avait d\u00e9clar\u00e9 qu\u2019il pensait que ses voisins le harcelaient afin de le pousser \u00e0 vendre son bien immobilier \u00e0 un prix d\u00e9risoire. Cela a conduit \u00e0 son placement d\u2019office, et pendant cette p\u00e9riode, ses filles et son ex-\u00e9pouse ont emport\u00e9 des effets personnels de son domicile pour les mettre en s\u00e9curit\u00e9. Il pensait que ses filles cherchaient \u00e0 le faire d\u00e9clarer incapable de g\u00e9rer ses biens afin de pouvoir en prendre le contr\u00f4le. Il a alors r\u00e9dig\u00e9 un testament qui favorisait largement sa s\u0153ur, son neveu et sa compagne.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les filles ont fait valoir qu'il souffrait de d\u00e9lires au moment de la r\u00e9daction du testament et que celui-ci devait donc \u00eatre annul\u00e9. En l'absence de testament, la succession serait r\u00e9partie \u00e0 parts \u00e9gales entre les filles.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le juge a conclu que, tant au moment o\u00f9 il avait donn\u00e9 ses instructions \u00e0 son avocat qu\u2019au moment o\u00f9 il avait r\u00e9dig\u00e9 son testament, le d\u00e9funt souffrait de d\u00e9lires et n\u2019aurait pas pu \u00eatre convaincu que ses filles agissaient de bonne foi \u00e0 son \u00e9gard. Le testament a donc \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9clar\u00e9 nul pour d\u00e9faut de capacit\u00e9 testamentaire et il a \u00e9t\u00e9 jug\u00e9 que le d\u00e9funt \u00e9tait d\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9 intestat.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le juge a soulign\u00e9 que, dans une situation o\u00f9 le testateur avait fait l\u2019objet d\u2019un placement d\u2019office moins d\u2019un an auparavant, il aurait \u00e9t\u00e9 souhaitable que celui-ci ait suivi la \u00ab r\u00e8gle d\u2019or \u00bb \u00e9nonc\u00e9e par Lord Templeman en 1975. Cette r\u00e8gle pr\u00e9voit que, lors de la r\u00e9daction du testament d\u2019un testateur \u00e2g\u00e9 ou d\u2019un testateur ayant souffert d\u2019une maladie grave, l\u2019avocat doit faire en sorte qu\u2019un m\u00e9decin s\u2019assure de la capacit\u00e9 et de la compr\u00e9hension du testateur et consigne par \u00e9crit, au moment m\u00eame de l\u2019examen, les conclusions de celui-ci. Le t\u00e9moignage du m\u00e9decin se verrait alors g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement accorder un poids consid\u00e9rable dans toute contestation ult\u00e9rieure de la validit\u00e9 du testament au motif que le testateur manquait de capacit\u00e9. Bien qu\u2019une infirmi\u00e8re sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9e en sant\u00e9 mentale ait \u00e9t\u00e9 pr\u00e9sente lors de la formulation des instructions relatives au testament, celle-ci n\u2019avait pas \u00e9t\u00e9 inform\u00e9e \u00e0 l\u2019avance du rendez-vous avec l\u2019avocat et n\u2019avait pas \u00e9t\u00e9 charg\u00e9e de proc\u00e9der \u00e0 une \u00e9valuation de la capacit\u00e9.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cette affaire nous rappelle de mani\u00e8re frappante combien il est important de veiller \u00e0 ce qu\u2019une \u00e9valuation formelle de la capacit\u00e9 soit r\u00e9alis\u00e9e dans les situations o\u00f9 des b\u00e9n\u00e9ficiaires risquent d\u2019\u00eatre d\u00e9\u00e7us et o\u00f9 l\u2019avocat sait que son client a souffert de troubles mentaux.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nous disposons d\u2019une grande exp\u00e9rience dans la r\u00e9daction de testaments et pouvons vous aider \u00e0 organiser des \u00e9valuations de la capacit\u00e9 mentale, soit avec votre propre m\u00e9decin (si celui-ci est dispos\u00e9 \u00e0 vous aider), soit avec un sp\u00e9cialiste de la capacit\u00e9 mentale, afin de garantir que vos volont\u00e9s soient respect\u00e9es dans la mesure du possible. Vous pouvez contacter notre \u00e9quipe charg\u00e9e de la client\u00e8le priv\u00e9e par t\u00e9l\u00e9phone au 020 7613 1402 ou par e-mail \u00e0 l'adresse&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:privateclient@rfblegal.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">privateclient@rfblegal.co.uk<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":9159,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9158","insight","type-insight","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wills-probate"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.1.1 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Whenever a lawyer prepares a will on behalf of a client, they need to be satisfied that the client has the necessary capacity to make a will. 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