UK High Court Validates Will Written on Food Boxes

Malcolm Chenery's unconventional will grants £180,000 estate to Diabetes UK, resolving legal challenges.

Malcolm Chenery wrote his will on cardboard food packaging, including a Young’s frozen fish box and a Mr Kipling mince pies box.
The High Court ruled the will valid under the 1837 Wills Act, allowing Diabetes UK to inherit Chenery's estate.
Chenery's estate included a three-bedroom house, jewellery, cash, and pottery, valued at approximately £180,000.
Family members supported the charity's claim, noting a family history of diabetes as the reason for Chenery's bequest.
The court's decision avoided intestacy, which would have distributed the estate to Chenery's estranged family members.