April 2020 – Making a Will in Lockdown

Apr 30, 2020 | Bullet Point Update

Traditional will-making The traditional notion of making a will usually involves: a meeting at a solicitor’s office to discuss the terms of the will and give instructions; the solicitor  then sending out a draft of the will for review; and then another meeting at the...

Are you Divorced and Now in a New Relationship ?

Jan 28, 2020 | Blog

Recent research has been carried out by Direct Life Line Insurance which revealed that 60% of divorced adults in the UK, who are now in a new relationship, have failed to update any of their personal finances since their previous marriage. This includes the...

Loan, Advance, Gift ?

Jan 16, 2020 | Blog

A recent Scottish court decision issued just after Christmas last year has shown that tensions can arise after a death where there is no documentation in place to illuminate the nature of a lifetime payment made by the deceased. Is it a loan? Is it an advance? Is it...

December 2019 – When Executors Go Rogue

Dec 13, 2019 | Bullet Point Update

The recent case of Baynton-Williams v Baynton-Williams ([2019] EWHC 2179 (Ch)) in England flags up the importance of taking care not to inadvertently mislead the court in preparing a witness statement and the importance of expert witnesses complying with their duties...

Storing Your Will Where Others Can Find It

Nov 8, 2019 | Blog

We are always advising our clients of the necessity of making a Will and having a Power of Attorney but recent information published by the  Financial Times has highlighted that it is also very important that your family knows where these important documents can be...