It is commonplace for people to appoint siblings or friends as their executors. When they do and they are of a similar age, there is
A ‘striking shift’ in the number of people making or updating wills during the pandemic – but warned that the ‘overwhelming majority’ of people still
A probate specialist has highlighted a range of problems arising from virtually-witnessed wills, saying the multi-stage process is ‘pretty unattractive’ for practitioners. Professor Lesley King,
The risks associated with creating a homemade Will were made starkly apparent recently in a matter dealt with by Gaby Hardwicke. The executor under the
