The rule in [name withheld] v [name withheld] cannot validate a will where the solicitor departed from the testator's instructions in a substantial respect, even if the testator gave instructions and the solicitor prepared a will. The rule requires that the will was prepared 'in accordance with' the instructions. Delay in seeking revocation of a grant of probate, and the applicant's participation in obtaining the grant, are discretionary factors rather than absolute bars to revocation. A person who jointly obtained probate and administered the estate is not precluded from seeking revocation where they had a reasonable explanation for their conduct, such as a belief that the estate was being administered in accordance with the testator's wishes.
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