Laura Manton, Business Development Director and a member of the Wills, Probate and Trusts Team will be putting on her running shoes for the third time to take part in the Beachy Head 10km run which is thought to be one of the most challenging 10km runs in...
Beneficiary | Somebody who benefits from a gift in a Will |
Claimant | Someone who makes a claim in Court proceedings. |
Inheritance Act | Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975. This Act enables a claimant to ask the Court to rearrange the terms of a Will or the rules of intestacy to make provision (or more provision) for them. |
Intestacy | Where somebody dies without making a Will. |
Mediation | Negotiation of a dispute involving the parties and a neutral third party mediator |
Personal Representative | An umbrella term to cover executors and administrators. |
Testator/Testatrix | Someone who makes a Will (male/female). |
Will | A legally binding document which sets out what is to happen to your affairs after you die. |