Project: Wills
Project status: Analysis of responses
…exists or has changed in substance) and revocation of wills. The registration of wills. Donationes mortis causa. The comparative and international context of the law of wills. Other areas of…
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Views sought on electronic wills and the risks posed by predatory marriage
…views on whether a new Wills Act should permit electronic wills, either immediately or by allowing for them to be introduced later. Any provision for electronic wills would need to…
Outdated law of wills needs “overhaul” to reflect modern world
…The open public consultation on wills will launch on 13 July 2017. The consultation will run until 10 November 2017. It is available to view and respond to here: http://lawcom.gov.uk/project/wills/…
Have your say on wills proposals
…has the required mental capacity to make a will. Giving the Lord Chancellor power to make provision for electronic wills. The consultation will run until 10 November 2017. It is…
Commission welcomes research on supported will-making
…wills. “Their research provides an invaluable evidence-base to the Commission in assessing a potential scheme for supported will-making and determining how a scheme could work.” Next steps on the wills…
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…1st report Wildlife Law consultation Wildlife Law Final Report Wildlife Law related documents Wills consultation Wills supplementary consultation paper Work of the Law Commission Working Party’s Provisional Proposals relating to…
Project: Effect of Divorce on Wills
Project status: Complete
Project: Perpetuities and Accumulations
Project status: Complete
The rule against perpetuities and the rule against excessive accumulations are two distinct but related legal rules which are used mostly in relation to trusts and wills. Both rules seek…
Project: Electronic execution of documents
Project status: Complete
…documents by commercial parties and consumers, including trust deeds and lasting powers of attorney (LPAs). However, it does not extend to wills, nor to registered dispositions under the Land Registration…
Annual report 2022-23 published
…through to online harm, hate crime, non-consensual intimate images, commercial drones, contempt of court, arbitration, compulsory purchase in planning, new methods of disposing of the dead, wills and the admissibility…