Society of Will Writers Blog Articles

In the event of a wrongful death a claim may be bought by the estate of the deceased and the...

Estate planning should be considered by all married couples but there are particular considerations that should be applied for a...

Every death that occurs in England and Wales is required to be registered by statute and registration must take place...

A precatory trust is not actually a trust at all but a gift to a beneficiary with a wish that...

Occasionally the need arises for the beneficiaries and trustees under a Will, or the intestacy rules, to rearrange the dispositions...

Nobody likes to consider the possibility of dying before their children are grown up and old enough to look after...

The Government have announced that they are opting out of the European Commission’s proposed regulation on succession and wills. This...

Insane Delusion While all Will Writers should be very familiar with the law relating to testamentary capacity there is another...

A recent case has once again highlighted the importance of clients choosing their executors with care. The case involved an...

On 29 October 2009 the Law Commission released a public consultation seeking to bring inheritance law up to date to...