This article will focus on the claim which can be brought under the 1975 Act for reasonable financial provision.
When considering claims made under ‘the 1975 Act’ the courts apply a two-stage test. Let's look at reasonable provision and life interests.
you may think writing your own Will is the best and safest way to record your wishes. However, DIY Wills are not always the best approach and can come with risks.
We thought it would be useful to look at the bereaved minors and bereaved young person’s trusts which are both very common trusts.
Flexible Life Interest Trusts (FLITs) are sometimes described as “the ideal modern family trust". We take a quick look at what they are.
Property Protection Trusts (PPTs) are by far one of the most common types of trusts included in wills.
We are able to report that The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has formally announced that Wills witnessed via video are to be made 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.
In this purely speculative piece we will be looking at what the future of Will Writing may look like thanks to the technology available to us already.
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