The Property (Digital Assets etc) Act 2025, which came into force on the 2nd of December 2025, delivers long awaited clarity on the legal status of digital assets.
Few areas of Wills law stir as much concern among practitioners as undue influence. The idea that a person’s last wishes could be threatened by another’s pressure strikes at the heart of testamentary freedom.
One of the most striking changes proposed in the Law Commission’s recent Final Report on Wills law is the recommendation that marriage or civil partnerships should no longer automatically revoke a Will.
The Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Act; it came into effect on 27th June 2025. What was the reason for this though?
One of the most striking proposals in the Law Commission’s 2025 report is the potential introduction of a judicial dispensing power. This would give the court authority to declare a Will valid even where it does not meet all the required formalities, provided that it is satisfied the deceased intended the document to operate as their Will.
Testamentary capacity, the mental ability to make a valid Will, is one of the most fundamental concepts in Wills law.
Let’s take a look at some of the key recommendations in the Wills Bill 2025.
A sigh of relief for Will Writers upon the announcement of the extension to video witnessing.
The New Year has been rung in, and here is a short round up of what is in store for the Will Writing and Estate Planning industry in 2022.
The new 6AMLD came into effect on 6th December 2020 but the deadline to comply with the Directive is 3rd June 2021 and applies to all relevant financial institutions.
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