Dying Intestate The Citizens Advice Bureau says that the number of queries it has received about problems as a result of people dying without a Will (“intestate”) has more than doubled in the past five years. They received 3,747 calls relating to intestacy in 2015, up from 1,522 in 2011... read more
Mediation of Contested Wills Mediation is a process which can be adopted by parties to a dispute with a view to resolving it relatively quickly, cheaply and sometimes in imaginative ways which the court would not be able to deploy. It is particularly useful in disputes where emotions are running hig... read more
The Cost of Dying How We Can Save You Time, Money & Stress By the time I get to meet a bereaved family it will have already been made painfully aware of the cost of a funeral and may even be aware of how much a solictor intends to charge to administer an estate. On top of that there are estate a... read more
So What's Wrong With DIY Wills? It never ceases to amaze me just how much angst can be caused by people trying to save a few pounds by drafting their own Will. It is all too often the case that where there is a death in the family (or families) the promise or presence of money brings out the best, a... read more