What Happens To Your Will If You Separate From Your Partner? Your Assets Did you know that if you have a Will this is not revoked if you separate? This means that if you have a Will leaving gifts to your estranged partner and you die before the divorce is finalised, the Will would be […]
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Why Make A Will
Nobody wants to think about their own death and the decision to make a Will is often put off until it is too late. There are however many reasons why everyone should consider making a Will, not least to clarify who you want to inherit your assets when you die. If you die without a […]
Contractual Discretion
The recent Court of Appeal decision in Socimer International Bank Limited v Standard Bank London Limited (2008) EWCA Civ 116 provides some helpful guidance on the extent of a party’s discretion when the contract was silent on the issue. This case concerned a portfolio of forward sales of securities that Socimer had bought from Standard […]