May 5, 2021 | News, Private client law, Wills, Wills and trusts
A Will is a piece of writing, signed by someone with the intention of directing the distribution their assets on their death, and also signed by two other people who have, together (not individually), seen the first person sign the writing. At its most...
Apr 22, 2021 | Executor, News, Probate, Wills
An Executor, a person named by the deceased in their Will as “Executor”, is responsible for managing the financial affairs of a deceased, finding out what it is, and carrying out he terms of the Will so far as the Law will allow. The State will intervene to make sure...
Mar 11, 2021 | News, Private client law, Wills
Another strange word beloved of lawyers. It applies to a situation where someone finds that they have been appointed executor in a Will, starts acting in that capacity and then regrets taking on the responsibility. An example would be an executor who takes control of...
Mar 3, 2021 | News, Private client law, Wills, Wills and trusts
Any Will can be challenged, generally in the following ways: It was improperly executed and therefore invalid. The Testator did not have mental capacity allowing him/her to understand what they were doing. The Will although valid does not provide adequately for...
Feb 24, 2021 | News, Wills
A person who dies without leaving a Will or who has a Will but it is not legally binding, is called an intestate person. Their property (estate) must be shared out according to the rules of intestacy. In the above case, the estate will be divided equally between the...
Jul 22, 2020 | News, Wills
In 2017 we wrote about the Ilott v Mitson case, where the Supreme Court upheld a claim against an estate brought by the long-estranged daughter of the deceased. It was widely predicted that the number of such cases would increase, and this has come about. Today came...
