Wills

07 January 2026

Planning with owner-occupied property on death
Using owner-occupied property in estate planning on death

12 December 2025

Benefits of a Will - what you need to know
The importance of having Wills in place

27 October 2025

Farmer's grandchildren lose proprietary estoppel claim in EWHC
A case in which two grandsons of farmer Mary Stevens (the deceased) have lost their claim to inherit her Ł2 million farm on Dartmoor on the basis of both proprietary estoppel and a dismissed will claim

23 October 2025

Scottish Government calls for views on Bill recognising digital assets as property
The Scottish Parliament's Economy and Fair Work Committee is holding a call for views on the Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill, which confirms that digital assets can be recognised as incorporeal moveable property.

18 September 2025

EWHC allow an adult's claim of mother's estate under dependant's legislation
A case in which the EWHC has used the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 to grant a 74-year-old a share in his mother’s estate

16 September 2025

Probate rules - an amendment
The non-contentious probate rules in England and Wales. The Government has tabled amendments which aim to modernise the non-contentious probate rules and probate delivery