The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the benefits of post-death planning, whilst also giving individuals the much-needed down-time to reflect on their wishes. This has brought about a flurry of requests for new wills to be...more
2/10/2021
/ Amended Legislation ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
E-Signatures ,
Electronic Filing ,
Estate Planning ,
UK ,
Uniform Electronic Wills Act ,
Videoconference ,
Virtual Meetings ,
Virtual Witnessing ,
Wills
In March, we wrote about the challenges self-isolation and social-distancing presented to the legalities of signing a will, in particular the requirement that a will is signed in the presence of at least two witnesses. We...more
In these uncertain times, many clients are considering putting their affairs in order—just in case the worst should happen. This is an entirely natural reaction to the advancing Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic. But where a...more