Where there's a will...

As the recent BBC2 show, Can’t Take It With You, has shown, it is very important for families to have wills stating what they would like to happen to their assets after their death. If you die without a will or with a will that is out-of-date, a number of problems can arise and the end result is often not what you would wish. Two recent public disputes about inheritances highlight the importance of these issues and serve as a salutary lesson to the 70% of the population currently without a will. One of the great publishing successes of the last few years has been Stieg Larsson’s Mille...