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Inheritance spent on education
December 14, 2020
An Iranian teacher has spent the inheritance his father gave him on tablets for students to help with their education, according to a recent report in the Tehran Times.
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BabyCentre reveals most popular baby names of 2020
December 14, 2020
More babies were called Tiger in 2020, a possible reflection on the first big TV hit of lockdown, Tiger King.
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The Case of the Missing Original Will
December 14, 2020
Where there is a Will, there’s a family dispute waiting to happen…
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Project finds descendants of the signatories to the Declaration of Arbroath
December 14, 2020
A project aimed at finding the descendants to signatories of an historic declaration has so far found information on 40 of the document’s 48 signatories, according to a recent article in The National.
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Legacy bequest spike expected in 2021
December 14, 2020
Next year, there might be a spike in charitable bequests left in Wills, according to legacy experts.
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Maradona inheritance to be ‘messy’
December 14, 2020
The late Diego Maradona did not leave a Will, according to a recent BBC report meaning that the division of his estate is bound to be complicated.
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Caroline Flack – no Will in place
December 4, 2020
The TV presenter Caroline Flack’s fortune is to go to charity as the star did not leave a Will when she died, an article in the Mirror has revealed.
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Bona vacantia in Cornwall
December 4, 2020
What happens if you die in Cornwall without a Will or traceable relatives? In theory, your money ends up in the pockets of the Duke of Cornwall, aka HRH Prince Charles.
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Probate application guide aimed at reducing errors
November 26, 2020
HM Courts and Tribunals Services (HMCTS) has published a guide to help practitioners reduce potential errors when submitting their probate applications online, Today’s Wills and Probate website reports.
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Inheritance scams among those reported by law firms
November 17, 2020
Law firms and other practitioners in all sectors of the legal industry have been bombarded with scams in the last few months, according to an article in Today’s Wills and Probate.
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