02 July 2020
Who should benefit when you die
John Darnton Consultant
English law does not enable a family member to automatically receive a share of a person’s estate on their death. This is often referred to as ‘testamentary freedom’ and was described in the 1860’s thus: ‘The English law leaves everything to the unfettered discretion of the testator …’. (Banks v Goodfellow (1869–70)).
John Darnton, consultant in BDB Pitmans’ family and matrimonial team, discusses this in an article for Today’s Wills and Probate.
The full article is available, here.
