Free Webinar: Law Commission Wills Bill 2025 from both contentious and non-contentious point of view

We are excited to welcome Stephen Lawson, Partner at IDR Law, TEP CTAPS, Chair Law Society Wills & Equity Committee and Ian Bond, TEP, Former Chair Law Society Wills & Equity Committee to our webinar.

The Law Commission have produced their Will Reform report and draft Wills Bill 2025. The proposed changes will be the biggest change to Will writing since the Wills Act 1837. Stephen and Ian have been involved with the Law Commission at every step of the consultation process. They will walk through the main changes from their perspectives as both Contentious and non-contentious practitioners:

  • Whether marriage will revoke a Will;​​​​​​​
  • The test of testamentary capacity – Banks v Goodfellow or the Mental Capacity Act 2005;​​​​​​​
  • The age at which a testator can make a Will;​​​​​
  • A new judicial dispensing power;​​​​​​​
  • New rules about the formalities to make a Will; and ​​​​​​​
  • Introduction of electronic Wills

 

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