The Estate Planner’s Podcast

This episode takes a look at five clauses that can be used to tailor LPAs, including: replacement attorney timing and ordering, maintenance clause, gift barring and access to the will.

This episode looks at the all-too-common response from clients that say "I'll do it myself online", when discussing LPAs. Why should clients choose to use a professional to help them create and register their LPAs? 

This episode looks at what our duty of care is to our clients when they request simple changes to their wills in the future. How much should we be doing to explore their present time circumstances fully as opposed to making the requested changes quickly and cheaply?

The central issue in this case from September 2025 is the witnessing of the will during the early days of the Covid Pandemic. We will take a close look at the judgement and see what we can learn for our own clients when there are unusual circumstances that present themselves at that critical event.

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. 

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?

This episode looks at rectification and construction, their differences and applications, along with some real world examples of each.

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. 

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?

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.