Trust, Wills and Probate

Making a will when your death is imminent is almost never a good idea and is often a positive invitation to dispute between your loved ones after you are gone....

If you have not been reasonably provided for in a loved one’s will, the law may come to your aid. However, as a High Court ruling made plain, your ability...

Law firms focused on ensuring their clients’ peace of mind generally provide secure storage facilities for their important documents. A High Court inheritance dispute triggered by a landowner’s missing will...

The tale of a devoted son labouring for years on a family farm only to be cut out of his father’s will is so often told as to be almost...

Making a will without the benefit of professional legal advice is an excellent recipe for strife between your loved ones after you are gone. That was sadly so in the...

People may be blinkered, difficult and downright ruthless but that does not mean that they are incapable of making a rational will. The High Court made that point in the...

There is a big difference between moral and legal obligations. The High Court made that point in finding that mirror wills signed by a married couple did not impose on...

It is quite common for people to get married in the knowledge that they only have a short while to live. However, as a High Court ruling underlined, such a...

Making a valid will requires an exercise of independent decision-making, free from the undue influence of others. The High Court powerfully made that point in finding that a daughter coerced...

Included in most people’s wills is a clause that has the effect of revoking all their previous wills. Such straightforward provisions are usually uncontentious but, as a guideline Court of...