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LATEST NEWS & EVENTS Corby Castle battle lost at appeal court  A man has lost his landmark appeal over the sale of the family's ancestral home. Philip Howard, 50, sought to recoup £1.5 million from the sale of Corby Castle following his father Baronet Sir John Howard-Lawson's decision to sell it in 1994. He claimed that as the ancestral family home it was not Sir John's to sell and sought to recover his "inheritance" through the courts with the help of a probate solicitor. However, three judges in the Court of Appeal dismissed the challenge to the original ruling by Mrs Justice Proudman in London last year. As part of his appeal Mr Howard claimed that as Sir John had failed to comply with the "name and arms clause" in his great-great-grandfather's will, he had forfeited his right to the castle, making it the rightful property of Mr Howard. Mrs Justice Proudman said that the clause had been included because the late Philip Howard only had a daughter and wanted to ensure that the family name continued, adding that there was no forfeiture. The estate, which had been in the family since the 17th century, had to be sold due to financial difficulties. Posted by Paul Stevens 
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