Her crippled cousin, who since birth had been confined as he was now, had for Martina the attraction of a legal stipulation: in time she would inherit what was left.

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The legal opinion says England, Wales and Northern Ireland would be most likely to inherit the UK's existing treaty obligations and membership of international bodies - while Scotland would have to begin anew.

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Capellas would inherit several lawsuits by pension funds and others as part of a morass of legal problems as the company tries to steer its way out of bankruptcy.

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