THE WILL TO CHANGE THE LAW ft JULIET BROOK
Episode description
Juliet Brook tells us how our 180 year-old will and inheritance laws are causing problems during Coronavirus, and explains how other countries are able to show leniency where witnesses are missing or documents aren't correctly signed. So how do these 'Dispensing Powers' work, and where might a reformed UK law draw the line of leniency?
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Points of Interest:
Mrs Juliet Brook- Principal Lecturer, and Associate Head at Portsmouth Law School-
Law Commission - https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/
Law of Intestacy - https://www.gov.uk/inherits-someone-dies-without-will
Grenfell Tower - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40301289
Wills and Inheritance Laws in Australia - https://worldwidelawyers.co.uk/wills-probate/wills-probate-in-australia/
Privileged Will - https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/legal/guidance/validity-of-wills-privileged-wills
Guidance on making wills using video conferencing - https://www.gov.uk/guidance/guidance-on-making-wills-using-video-conferencing
New Zealand Wills Act 2007 - http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2007/0036/latest/whole.html
New Zealand Epidemic Preparedness Wills Act - http://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/2020/0065/latest/whole.html
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