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Brother loses claim to half of £3m 'Holocaust fund'

May 15, 2016 11:14
High Court

ByRosa Doherty, Rosa Doherty

1 min read

An accountant has lost a battle with his sister over a secret £3 million fund set up by their Jewish father in case there was another Holocaust.

Alan Hamilton told the High Court he was furious when his sister Carolyn inherited twice as much money as he was from the fund.

But a judge has rejected his claims, ruling the fund was set up legitimately before Mr Hamilton’s death in 2007, and did not constitute part of his estate to be divided equally.

Their father David, who arrived in Britain as refugee from the Nazis, established the fund out of fear of there being another Holocaust.