New reforms to Victorian will writing laws will not only bring the system up-to-date, it close the loop hole that sees elderly people targeted by predatory spouses hoping to profit from their deaths, says Scott Taylor

After almost two centuries of outdated Victorian formalities, the Law Commission has recommended a long overdue overhaul of the law of wills and the introduction of a modern Wills Act. The report, published on Friday, makes recommendations to Parliament on how to bring the law into a modern light, to reflect today’s social norms and the growing role of digital technology.

Despite negotiating multi-million pound deals every day, city professionals often forget the most important document of all: their own will.........

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