A question of testamentary capacity
A recent family legal dispute has shed more light on testamentary capacity, for professionals. McCabe v McCabe [2015] EWHC 1591 (Ch) has provided greater clarity for industry professionals regarding the importance of testamentary capacity when a legal dispute occurs. The case was based upon a dispute between two brothers, Stephen and Timothy McCabe, who were […]
Increasing life expectancy puts pressure on wills
Decennial Life Tables, who release statistics each decade regarding life expectancy figures for England and Wales, have recently published data that could raise key concerns over pensions and will writing for both current and future generations. The statistics reveal that life expectancy has essentially doubled for men and women between the years 1841 and 2011. […]