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One thing many people forget about when making their Will is what will happen to their digital assets once they die. But, in today’s online world, this is something we should all now consider. What is a digital legacy? Your digital legacy is all of the online information you will leave behind after you are […]

With over 40% of people in England and Wales dying intestate, the question of how to overcome this problem has come into focus. Cue the Law Commission, which has proposed bringing wills into the digital age. The statutory law underpinning the creation of wills dates to back to the Victorian era- 1837 to be exact- […]

Clients can often misunderstand the difference between mutual wills and mirror wills, despite them differing in their legal aspects. When it comes to will writing, many couples believe that only a single will is required between the both of them. The reality is however, that everyone who chooses to make a will must sign one […]

Handling the affairs of a loved one that has passed away is about to change – and could potentially cost you more. When someone dies and they have written a Will, a loved one or friend is generally named as the executor. They are the person responsible for dealing with the estate and they have […]

It seems that more people these days would like their funeral to be a celebration of their life than a gloomy affair. Many of them have specific ideas on how they would like to achieve it. Just like any other event, funerals can be personalised and many are choosing to do this by moving away […]

Farms have often been held within a family for generations and handed down when the owner dies. That would be the case where the ownership is straight-forward. That said, farms can also have quite complex structures set up to run them. Sometimes groups of individuals or businesses form a partnership, a limited liability partnership or […]