5/23/2025 12:19:21 PM Moving Towards a Modern Wills Act: The Law Commission's 2025 Recommendations By Naomi O'Higgins Brendan Udokoro On 16 May 2025, the Law Commission published its report on Modernising Wills Law (the 'Report'). It marks the most substantial proposed...
1/13/2025 1:00:04 PM The end of estoppel: will changes to APR reduce disputes among farming families? By Emily Mailer Liz Palmer UK headlines towards the end of last year were dominated by farmers protesting about proposed limits on the level of inheritance tax...
11/14/2024 5:51:42 PM Helping your family as you get older - six dos and one don't By Liz Palmer Few of us want to spend time thinking about our deaths, or perhaps even less, about a time when we are still alive but unable to make our...
11/13/2023 10:13:12 AM Common Will Pitfalls & Myths By HKOne In the absence of sound legal advice, those planning how to pass on their wealth on their death may fall prey to popular myths about the...
5/31/2023 1:30:08 PM Carriages, cars and wills - a modern take on an 18th century solution By Naomi O'Higgins 2020 saw many changes to our way of life, but an important one for many (sadly) was a renewed urgency to make a will. In a time of social...
6/29/2022 9:08:39 PM Primogeniture and inheritance - the transgender angle By Nicole Aubin-Parvu In June, as Pride month, LGBTQ+ rights are prominent in the media and elsewhere in the public domain. Compared to some of the issues...
5/4/2022 8:19:57 AM "A word or two on undue influence" By Monika Byrska Some refer to 4th May as "Star Wars Day" ("May the Fourth/Force Be with You"). While I am not particularly a fan of Star Wars, I really...
3/2/2022 11:49:53 AM Pandemic planning - will the increase in will writing during Covid continue? By Simon Malkiel The Guardian's article looking at how our lives have changed during the pandemic notes a number of significant differences pre- and...
3/23/2020 12:00:00 AM Coronavirus (COVID-19): Do I need to update my will? By Simon Malkiel In the current Coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis we are getting many enquiries from both existing and new clients who are concerned at...
11/22/2018 12:00:00 AM A timely reminder that marriage revokes a Will By Naomi O'Higgins Many people are unaware that marriage has the effect of revoking a Will (unless the Will was prepared "in contemplation" of marriage")....