Category Archives: Peter Roberts

Make a Professionally Drafted Will Before Time Catches Up With You

It is a sad fact that many people lose their ability to make rational decisions...

Update Your Will Today – This is What Can Happen If You Don’t

Family relationships can become increasingly complex over time, particularly where marital breakdown intervenes, and that...

What Does ‘Survivor’ Mean? High Court Resolves Inheritance Doubts

Words are not numbers and even the most careful draftsperson cannot guarantee that the meaning...

Don’t Delay Making a Will Until You Feel the Hand of Mortality Upon You

Far too many people put off making a will until ill health strikes and reminds...

This is Why You Shouldn’t Put Off Making a Will Until Advanced Old Age

You are never too old to make a will, but failing to consult a solicitor...

Home-Made Wills May Save a Few Pounds But Store Up Trouble for the Future

Home-made wills may save you a few pounds in the short term, but dispensing with...

Brothers Battle It Out in Court After Their Mother Fails to Make a Will

Failing to make a professionally drafted will is a positive invitation to family strife after...

It Always Makes Good Sense to Appoint a Professional Executor

Most people would consider it an honour to be chosen as executor of a friend’s...

New Statutory Instrument Boosts Intestate Entitlement

Peter Roberts would like to bring your attention to a change to intestacy law recently...

Teacher Who Helped Himself to Frail Mother’s Savings Fined

Elderly people sometimes have little choice but to rely on their loved ones to manage...