Do I need to update my Will?

Do I need to update my Will?

23 to 29 January 2023 is Update Your Will Week. Leanne Parkinson, a solicitor in our Wills and Probate team answers some frequently asked questions about when you might need to update your will. | Do you have a will in place at the moment? If so, can you remember the...
Who can inherit if there is no will?

Who can inherit if there is no will?

When a person dies without leaving a will, it is known as dying ‘intestate’. If someone dies without making a will, the Rules of Intestacy will determine how the estate will be administered. This will also apply where someone made a will in their lifetime, but it is...
Wills for business owners

Wills for business owners

There are many advantages to making a will. Mostly they allow us to decide what happens to our assets after we die. The same advantages extend to wills for business owners: you can make a will to provide security over businesses when you are no longer around. Business...
What is a trust?

What is a trust?

With the option to be arranged in many different ways, a trust allows you, the creator of the trust (also known as the settlor), to keep control over what happens to your assets and how they are used when you pass. | What is a trust? It is a legal relationship that...