We are able to report that The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has formally announced that Wills witnessed via video are to be made legal.
the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is expected to announce later this week that the video witnessing of wills is soon to become legal.
We look at what you can do to make sure you can still have a professionally drafted will put in place even during these times of social distancing.
The construction of a will can alter the date from which it ‘speaks’. The rules differ depending on whether we are talking about subject matter or objects.
Executors have a legal duty to administer the deceased’s estate. So, what happens if an executor is failing in this duty?
Dear colleagues, On behalf of The Society of Will Writers I would like to thank everyone for all the comments, emails, phone calls and other messages that we have received over the last week. Your stories, memories, and words of love and support for Brian, his family, as well as the Society’s team have been...
Dear Colleagues, It is with great sadness we are to announce the death of our Director General, Brian W McMillan. Brian passed in the early hours of Thursday 4th June 2020 with his loving family by his side. We are truly devastated by this news, as we are sure you will be too. Those of...
Our data protection partner Astrid has launched data protection and GDPR training for will writers and estate planners with online learning platform, Udemy.
In this feature we examine key cases in relation to will writing and other estate planning activities. This time we look at Re Kelly (Deceased) [2020].
Lasting Power of AttorneyProperty3The niche issue of jointly owned property and Lasting Power of Attorney
There can be difficulties if the property needs to be sold after an owner has lost capacity. What is the issue and how can it be resolved?
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