When distributing gifts made in a Will what happens if there is are missing beneficiaries? This short article explains.
It’s no surprise that in a digital age the question of ‘what happens to my bitcoins when I die?’ has been brought to our attention.
‘It’s okay not having a Will as long as you know what will happen without one.’
Funeral PlanningInheritance TaxLasting Power of AttorneyProbateTrustsWills0What Does EastEnders Have to Do with Succession Planning?
Since the cast of Albert Square’s award winning soap EastEnders hit our screens in 1985 (admittedly before I was born) viewers have been hooked on its plots and individual story lines.
The Anti-Money Laundering Regulations 2017 is the latest EU Directive on Anti-Money Laundering, it supersedes the Money-Laundering Regulations 2007 and the EU’s Third Anti-Money Laundering Directive.
Section 18 of the Wills Act 1987 (as substituted by s18(1) of the Administration of Justice Act 1982) states that the marriage or civil partnership of a Testator automatically revokes any will that was made before that marriage.
As part of writing their Will a testator will choose people they trust to act as their executors after their death.
Funeral PlanningInheritance TaxLasting Power of AttorneyProbateStorageTrainingTrustsWills0Commonly Used Abbreviations
Do you ever get confused by the number of abbreviations used in the legal industry?
The sad truth is that there is one thing that we can never escape and that is death. Following the death of a loved one closing down someones Facebook is almost certainly never going to be on the top of the agenda but in the social age it's likely to become a consideration.
Earlier this year the Government announced plans to increase probate fees from 1 May 2017 by introducing a sliding scale of fees based on the value of the estate.
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