Publication Date

7 May 2020

MPs have proposed that the UK abolishes inheritance tax and replaces it with a gift allowance system. Andrew Welch of Stephensons Solicitors LLP explains the proposals and the likelihood of reform.

Publication Date

30 April 2020

To comply with the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) social distancing rules, Jersey is now permitting solicitors and advocates to witness the signing of wills via video link.

Publication Date

17 April 2020

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have announced changes to the Inheritance Tax (IHT) process in the UK to ensure minimal delays to its service during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown.

Publication Date

14 April 2020

How do you remove yourself or someone else as the executor of a will? Kelly-Anne Carr of Wright Hassall explains what to do if an executor doesn’t want to be an executor or if they aren’t performing their duties.

Publication Date

8 April 2020

The remote witnessing of wills by video link, made legal during COVID-19 and thereafter, is no longer permitted in England and Wales from 1 February 2024. Laura Abbott of Rothley Law explains how the pandemic affected will witnessing.

Publication Date

7 April 2020

Following the enforcement of social distancing to tackle the spread of COVID-19, the Law Society of Scotland has introduced new temporary guidance to ensure will making can still take place in Scotland. Angela McCulloch of Brodies LLP explains the changes.

Publication Date

1 April 2020

According to financial advisory organisation deVere Group, will enquiries have increased by 76 per cent since the start of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the UK.

Publication Date

30 March 2020

What happens to someone’s estate (money, property and possessions) when they die without a will? Angela McCulloch of Brodies LLP explains and clarifies the rules of intestacy in Scotland.

Publication Date

25 March 2020

With the number of contentious probate enquiries increasing, Laura Abbott of Wright Hassall explains how the validity of a will can be challenged on the grounds of fraudulent calumny.

Publication Date

4 March 2020

Kelly-Anne Carr of Wright Hassall explores the unusual grounds on which to challenge the validity of a will; undue influence, fraud, and forgery.