Wills

In these uncertain times practitioners are (rightly) concerned with witnessing of Wills but there are older Wills in existence which can also prove to be problematic. One example of this was [...]

One common form of property ownership in France is the copropriété (co-ownership).  This could be the ownership of an apartment, or indeed a house, within a development. The main concept of [...]

This compact book has long had a place on the practitioner’s bookshelf as somewhere to start an enquiry into the drafting of a Will. Its stated purpose is to provide precedents for practitioners [...]

In these strange times, many practitioners have seen the stampede by members of the public to have Wills drafted. Practitioners were then faced with the problem of whether Wills witnessed [...]

LawSkills Monthly Digest is a tool which summarises all the key developments over the previous few weeks in the areas of Wills, Probate, Trusts, Tax and Elderly Client and drops a full report [...]

The exigencies of the coronavirus pandemic, which has led to a high demand for will writing services, and the challenges of meeting that demand whilst observing social distancing, have brought [...]

The purpose of this book is to provide a practical guide to overcoming drafting problems as well as considering the court’s modern approach to the construction and rectification of both Wills and [...]

Many people are reaching saturation point with the subject of Brexit. But there are a number of recurring themes in questions being asked by concerned clients who own Spanish properties. Some are [...]

The purchase of a French property via a French property holding company, called Société Civile Immobilière, in short, SCI, was often recommended to British nationals before the application of [...]

Lord Templeman is famous for being the law lord who set down the ‘golden rule’ in relation to Will drafting in the case of Re Simpson. Ironically, there is a dispute over his last Will between [...]