Who is the legal owner of a grave?
Who legally owns someone’s grave? Alistair Spencer and Victoria Hill of Shakespeare Martineau explains the legal position regarding grave ownership and how the law has evolved over the years.
The Law Commission publishes recommendations to reform the law of wills
The Law Commission has published its recommendations to reform the law of wills in its Modernising Wills Law report, which includes abolishing the rule that marriage revokes a will and support for electronic wills.
Actions of count, reckoning and payment in Scotland
Dylan Mitchell and Olivia Dent, solicitors in the Litigation team at Balfour+Manson LLP, explain actions of count, reckoning and payment in Scotland, an important yet widely underused remedy in Scots trust and executry practice.