Society of Will Writers Blog Articles
Bona Vacantia
‘Bona Vacantia’ literally means vacant goods and is the legal term given to ownerless property that passes to the Crown....
Punctuation in Wills
How punctuation should be used in wills At head office we often receive general questions from members of the public...
Non-cupative Wills
In the early modern period Wills were often made when the testator was ‘nigh unto death’. Luckily, at this time,...
Diamonds are forever!
The South Yorkshire Star reported back in February that a Conisborough funeral director has a new addition to its list...
CCAS – Application update
Further to our article in issue 25 of the newsletter regarding our application under the Consumer Codes Approval Scheme we...
Italian Wills
Under Italian law of succession a person may dispose of his property after his death by Will (Testamento) or alternatively,...
Fraudulant Calumny
Challenges to Wills based on allegations of a lack of testamentary capacity by the testator are becoming more common with...
Sisters lose final appeal in tax case
Two elderly sisters from Wiltshire have lost their final battle to avoid paying a massive inheritance tax bill after challenging...
Severing Tenancy & Duty of Care
The Cases of White v Jones [1995] and Ross v Caunters [1980] established the principle that a disappointed beneficiary can...
Home Selling
The above Regulations come into force on 26th May 2008 and are designed to clamp down on unfair sales and...