WINTER 2019
CONTENTS
FEATURES
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04 Let’s face it. We’re all a bit nosey
and like to look at celebrity Wills.
Here is a list of some strange
requests.
A LETTER FROM THE
DIRECTOR GENERAL
SUDDEN CHANGES TO
PROBATE PROCEDURE
ANNOUNCED
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COHABITANT AWARDED
LIFE INTEREST
FOLLOWING 1975 ACT
CLAIM
The judgement for Banfield v
Campbell [2018] EWHC 1943
(Ch) was handed down in August.
The Society of Will Writers
10 CELEBRITY WILLS &
ODD REQUESTS
THE ABC OF WILL
STORAGE WITH THE
NATIONAL WILL
ARCHIVE
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Anybody can write a Will for
anybody, but with families
becoming more and more
complex, is this the best idea?
KEEPING YOUR WILL UP
TO DATE
Research from Royal London
suggests that 54% of the UK
adult population don’t have a
valid Will.
LASTING POWER
OF ATTORNEY - THE
NEED TO KNOW
INFORMATION
YOU CAN GET A WILL
FOR FREE, BUT IS IT
WORTH IT?
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THE FINAL WORD FROM
CO-OP FUNERALCARE
The Society of Will Writers
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