The increasingly complex nature of contemporary family structures is causing an increase in the number of wills being disputed in court, it has been stated.

People wanting to make arrangements for their estate should be wary of unqualified people getting involved in will drafting, it has been stated.

Cancer Research UK has had donations totalling £2.4 million from the deceased of a single city, it has been revealed.

Wills will be applicable according to the law of the land where they are from, irrespective of where in the European Union (EU) a person resides, under proposed new regulations.

The wording of a badly-written will could end up leaving a charity legally barred from benefitting from its provision, it has been warned.

The BBC is planning to screen a TV series that will highlight issues concerning wills and inheritance.

A lawyer has warned that having a badly written or out-of-date will could be no better than having no provision made at all.

The charges and practices of a major high street bank have come under fire after an investigation.

Doctors did not intervene in the case of a young woman who had taken an overdose because she had written a 'living will' asking that no action be taken to save her life, it has been revealed.

People can change their wills and how they place their money in order to avoid big inheritance tax (IHT) bills being placed on their estates after they die, it has been pointed out.