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Varying a Statutory Will – Requirement to Notify Beneficiaries
If a person lacks the capacity to make a will for themselves, it is possible to make a…
Inheritance Disputes – Costs Risks Can Be Reduced
Arguments about what someone promised before their death can lead to significant legal costs. However, if faced with…
Retired Businessman’s Final Will Ruled Invalid
Having your will drawn up professionally by a qualified solicitor is always a sensible precaution, especially in later…
Challenge to Will’s Validity Rejected by High Court
The best way to ensure your assets will be distributed as you wish is to have your will…
Court of Appeal Overturns Will Dispute Ruling
Unfortunately, will disputes can sometimes be drawn out long after the passing of the person who bequeathed their…
Should Original Wills Still be Stored in Paper Form? MoJ Consults Legal Profession
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has launched a consultation on the storage and retention of original will documents…
Failing to Make a Professionally Drafted Will Risks Tearing Your Family Apart
Many grieving families have sadly been torn apart by a loved one’s failure to make a professionally drafted…
Want to Ensure Your Wishes Are Fulfilled? Make a Professionally Drafted Will
Having your will drafted by a professional involves only modest expense and has the great advantage of reducing…
Inheritance – High Court Shows Compassion in ‘Mercy Killing’ Case
Where one person unlawfully kills another, the killer usually forfeits their right to inherit any part of the…
First Salvo in Bitter Inheritance Dispute Fired Before Deceased Laid to Rest
Making a will when your death is imminent is almost never a good idea and is often a…
Inheritance – Your Right to Seek Reasonable Provision Dies With You
If you have not been reasonably provided for in a loved one’s will, the law may come to…
Another Sad Tale of a Farmer’s Disinherited Children – High Court Ruling
The tale of a devoted son labouring for years on a family farm only to be cut out…
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