The Gazette

Publication Date

3 August 2017

As an executor of a will, one of your responsibilities is to deal with any claims against the deceased’s estate. 

Publication Date

27 July 2017

Who owns and can access your photos, music and social media account content when you die? And would bequests via a tweet hold water? Alan Eccles, of Brodies, outlines what happens to digital assets on death.

Publication Date

20 July 2017

Katie Alsop, of Wright Hassall, explains why it’s time to get your affairs in order.

Publication Date

12 July 2017

Those applying for probate online will be able to make a 'digital statement of truth', rather than swearing in person at a solicitor's office or a probate registry.

Publication Date

7 July 2017

Confused by the additional nil-rate band when a residence is passed on death to a direct descendant? Here’s an overview, by Steeles Law’s Karen Bacon.

Publication Date

3 July 2017

Confused by the additional nil-rate band, by which a residence is passed on death to a direct descendant? Here’s an overview, by Steeles Law’s Karen Bacon.

Publication Date

30 June 2017

Better collaboration is needed between those managing legacies within charities and probate practitioners, according to a research report.

Publication Date

8 May 2017

What happens when the deceased owed, or was owed, money? Rugh Pyatt explains.

Publication Date

8 May 2017

What can disappointed beneficiaries do when a will doesn’t honour verbal promises (to their detriment)? Katie Alsop outlines what to bear in mind in a proprietary estoppel claim.

Publication Date

21 April 2017

Plans to raise the legal fees payable after death have been put on hold.