The Estate Planner’s Podcast
This is a podcast series for Will Writers, Estate Planners and Solicitors that are interested in learning the tips, tools and technicalities to best help their clients. It covers all aspects to the Estate Planners functions including the client appointment, follow-up, drafting, attestations, registrations and concluding the service. It will explore key cases and look at client case studies for wills, trusts, Lasting Powers of Attorney and probate. The aim of the podcast is to help practitioners to enhance their knowledge and skills so that the vitally important services we provide can be delivered to the highest standards for the general public. The series is presented by Antony Brinkman, who started as a will writer in 1999. In addition to running his own company, he is a tutor at the College of Will Writing and currently holds the position of chair of the Professional Standards Board for the Society of Will Writers and Estate Planning Practitioners.
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Episodes
Monday Sep 22, 2025
Monday Sep 22, 2025
This is not a straightforward answer, but the episode looks at the different options that clients have available to them when there is a Property Protection Trust in the will, and the first testator dies.
Monday Sep 08, 2025
Monday Sep 08, 2025
In this episode, we take a look at Section 33 of the Wills Act 1837, to answer the classic estate planning question: what happens if the child of a testator, who is also a beneficiary in the will, dies before the testator leaving children of their own?
Monday Aug 25, 2025
Monday Aug 25, 2025
This episode looks at rectification and construction, their differences and applications, along with some real world examples of each.
Monday Jul 28, 2025
Monday Jul 28, 2025
This case from July 2025 focuses on the forgery of a will that was "found" a couple of months after the deceased passed away. The supposed will disinherited the deceased's only daughter in favour of a man the family barely knew.
Tuesday Jul 08, 2025
Tuesday Jul 08, 2025
Shotguns and Firearms. Can a firearm be left as a gift in a will? If so, what considerations should be given to the gift and can we help our clients to avoid creating any unnecessary problems with this potentially serious gift?
Friday Jun 13, 2025
Friday Jun 13, 2025
The Law Commission proposes reforms to the 1837 Wills Act. Needless to say, this would mean major changes to the profession. This brief episode looks over the headline proposals and what these changes might mean for practitioners.
Monday May 19, 2025
Monday May 19, 2025
Have you ever been given an instruction from a client that just didn't work from a legal perspective? This episode looks at how to help the client fit that square peg instruction in to the round hole of thier will.
Monday May 05, 2025
Monday May 05, 2025
In this episode we take a look at how and what we exchange with our clients, and think about some of the ways that we can increase that level of exchange to create more impact.
Monday Apr 21, 2025
Monday Apr 21, 2025
This recent case involves a very poorly drafted and ambiguous will. We take a look at the clauses that caused the problems and review the court's analisis so that we can avoid similar situations that we might face when drafting our client's wills.
Monday Apr 07, 2025
Monday Apr 07, 2025
In this episode, we take a look at the ademption of gifts in a will. What types of gift can adeem and how to avoid giving your client the wrong advice about the legacies they would like to leave.
The Estate Planners Podcast
Whether you have been an estate planner for two weeks or two decades, if you are interested in learning and improving your knowledge and skills, then I invite you to listen.
The majority of estate planners believe in what they do - that the services we bring to market have genuine value, often life-changing value, and that this is therefore far more than 'just a job'.
When a dear friend of mine passed away in 2009 at the age of 42, his several businesses, his family and the charities that he was actively involved in all suffered heavily. Whilst everyone that knew him felt the loss, so much of the suffering could have been avoided if he had made a Will and Lasting Powers of Attorney. Since that time, I have dedicated myself to doing all I can to help estate planners achieve great results for their clients so that the same unnecessary upset is avoided for others.
I happily share my observations, research and developments with you in this podcast, and I welcome your kind attention.
- Antony Brinkman