The Gazette

Publication Date

29 November 2022

Laura Abbott, Principal Associate in the Disputed Wills and Trusts team at Shoosmiths, explains secret trusts; their advantages, requirements, and what happens if one fails.

Publication Date

7 November 2022

What are the advantages and disadvantages of discretionary trusts? Emma Beckett, Head of Wills & Probate at GWlegal, explains what you need to know about discretionary trusts created by wills.

Publication Date

2 November 2022

When someone dies, their will determines the distribution and administration of their estate. But what happens if a will is lost or missing? Vicki Gulliver of Lodders explains.

Publication Date

17 October 2022

Laura Abbott, Principal Associate in the Disputed Wills and Trusts team at Shoosmiths, explains the difference between a resulting trust and a constructive trust.

Publication Date

26 September 2022

Laura Abbott, Principal Associate in the Disputed Wills and Trusts team at Shoosmiths, explains what a mutual will is and how it differs from a mirror will.

Publication Date

9 August 2022

What exactly is a mirror will? Rachelle Nuttall, a solicitor in the Wills and Probate department at Stephensons, explains how making a mirror will can protect your partner’s financial future

Publication Date

25 July 2022

Jon Croxford CTA, TEP, Managing Partner at Meridian Private Client LLP, explains how you can change your country of domicile and how this will affect your tax obligations.

Publication Date

4 July 2022

Laura Abbott, Principal Associate in the Disputed Wills and Trusts team at Shoosmiths, explains the impact of Dunbabin v Dunbabin [2022] on mirror wills and the severance of a joint tenancy.

Publication Date

23 June 2022

Can an executor of a will be a minor? Danielle Pawson, an Associate in the Contentious Probate team at Wright Hassall, explains who applies for probate if the executor of a will is under the age of 18.

Publication Date

8 June 2022

Following the second reading of the Digital Devices (Access for Next of Kin) Bill in parliament, Charlotte Huxley of Stephensons explains whether you access someone’s digital assets when they die.