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Insights & Updates

Title Research 17/03/2026 Title Research 17/03/2026

Dorant v Dorant: What missing fathers on birth certificates mean for intestacy

Title Research 19/05/2025 Title Research 19/05/2025

Liam Payne’s intestacy: A tragic reminder of why estate planning matters

Simon Barber, Technical Author at Title Research 14/01/2025 Simon Barber, Technical Author at Title Research 14/01/2025

Storage of historic Wills secured after public outcry

Andrew Mackie, Managing Associate, and Elizabeth Ware, Senior Associate, from Foot Anstey 24/05/2024 Andrew Mackie, Managing Associate, and Elizabeth Ware, Senior Associate, from Foot Anstey 24/05/2024

The gift that keeps on giving: Charities as beneficiaries

Title Research 25/05/2022 Title Research 25/05/2022

Applying for a Statutory Will: When should I instruct a genealogist?

Holly Miéville-Hawkins, Partner at Anthony Gold Solicitors 20/09/2019 Holly Miéville-Hawkins, Partner at Anthony Gold Solicitors 20/09/2019

Statutory Wills: A summary of the law and practice

Katie Scott, 39 Essex Chambers 17/07/2018 Katie Scott, 39 Essex Chambers 17/07/2018

Testamentary capacity: But which test?

Title Research 10/03/2017 Title Research 10/03/2017

A recent example of how adoption can impact genealogical research

Title Research 06/03/2017 Title Research 06/03/2017

A third of parents are unwilling to leave an inheritance to their married children