by Reception | Sep 24, 2020 | Estate Planning
Estate Planning After Losing A Capacity It had always been the case that if someone lost their marbles in old age it was no longer possible for them to change their Will. A lot of times, as a lawyer, you would have someone in your office who clearly did not have...
by Reception | May 27, 2020 | Estate Planning
COVID-19 Emergency Regulation Permits Wills Via Audio-visual Link Written by Naomi Williams The law of wills and estates is not typically a rapidly changing field, but much is unprecedented about life during the coronavirus pandemic. On 14 May 2020 the Governor in...
by Reception | Jan 30, 2020 | Estate Planning
Preparation is important. A male bower bird is an interesting creature. It will expend great effort in collectingall manner of shiny objects, to build a so-called bower. Hours are spent preparing to court a female bower bird. Estate planning also involves a great...
by Reception | Oct 16, 2018 | Estate Planning
Former Culture Secretary Dame Tessa Jowell left almost £1.6 million in her will to her husband. Dame Tessa’s entire estate was left to lawyer David Mills, from whom she separated for several years after he was caught up in a corruption scandal involving the former...
by Reception | Aug 9, 2018 | Estate Planning
Is a text message a valid will? The answer is: it depends. Some jurisdictions will accept a text message as a will, while others won’t. But the true moral of these stories is that your estate planning should always be more thorough than a text message. In...
by Reception | Jul 27, 2018 | Estate Planning
A recent Supreme Court case has highlighted a tricky question: can sperm be considered ‘property’? How can you plan for the premature death of your partner if you’d always planned to have children? The Case Ayla Cresswell and Joshua Davies were in a relationship when...
