Contrary to popular opinion, the act of marriage and civil partnership can revoke an existing will, usually leaving your legal partner as the major beneficiary to your estate.
Ministry of Justice set to announce legalisation of virtually witnessed Wills
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is set to announce the legalisation of Wills witnessed via video calls, through video platforms such as Zoom, Skype and Microsoft Teams.
£2 million inheritance dispute settled after long-lost Will is found
A £2 million inheritance dispute has been settled after a Will that was lost for more than a decade was found.
Number of Power of Attorney arrangements continues to increase
The number of people in the UK putting Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) arrangements in place has continued to increase in 2020, with more than 200,000 submitted in the first quarter of this year.
COVID-19: Are inheritance disputes more likely than ever?
There have been several notable cases involving inheritance disputes during the current pandemic that have been widely covered in the media. Two of the most prominent cases were the High Court battle over the estate of the ‘Watership Down’ author Richard Adams and the daughter who successfully invalidated the Will of her mother due to delusions that she was a spendthrift.