IMPORTANT REMINDER: Please be aware that with immediate effect the witnessing of wills via video conference (remote witnessing) is no longer valid.
The Wills Act 1837 (Electronic Communications) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Order 2020 (“the Order”) that was enacted to temporarily amend the s9 of the Wills Act 1837 to allow for remote witnessing by video link expired on the 31st January 2024 and no announcement has been made to extend this further.
This does not invalidate wills witnessed in this manner while the Order was in force.
