Society of Will Writers Blog Articles

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SWW supports LSB on Regulation

Today the Legal Services Board (LSB) recommended to the Lord Chancellor that willwriting should become a regulated activity. The Society...

Foreign Property

In this month’s online CPD we will be examining how to plan estates for clients who own property in a...

Property Trusts

Property Trusts

Protective Property Trusts Protective Property Trusts or PPT’s are probably the mostly widely used ‘Will Trust’ today. The PPT has...

Proprietary Estoppel

Consequences which restrict a testator There are various factors which could have an effect in how a testator distributes their...

Will Writing CPD review 2012

1 Duty of Care issues The law of negligence is constantly evolving and nowhere is the pace faster than in...

IHT Exemptions

Exemptions In this article we are going to look at inheritance tax exemptions which occur when making gifts either during...

Solicitors Regulation Authority

October the 8th 2012 saw Anthony Townsend, Cheif Executive of the Solicitors Regulation Authority, give a presentation to the 16th...

Soww welcomes regulation proposal

Society of Will Writers Welcomes LSB proposal to recommend the reservation of will writing and estate administration. The Society of...

Parental Responsibility Law

Appointment of Guardians It is possible for the testator with parental responsibilities to pass this responsibility to someone through a...

Revoking a Grant of Probate

The following case highlights the extent to which people will go to inherit money which otherwise would have passed to...