Tag Archive: Intestacy rules

March 12, 2018 | by Duncan Lyon

In a situation when someone dies without a Will, what happens next? Duncan Lyon, head of our Wills & Probate team, shares a story of a particular situation when Intestacy rules were implemented in the absence of a Will. The...

March 1, 2011 | by Duncan Lyon

Intestacy Rules A number of cases have come across my desk in recent times that very graphically illustrate just how vital it is to have a Will, especially when one is not married. The first case relates to an elderly...