We have entered the month of October in what has become Wills-month primarily due to the Legal Practice Council’s Wills-week from 26 to 30 October 2020.
The drafting of wills has unfortunately become a notarial hobby with Tom, Dick and Harry proclaiming to be experts therein. The result has been a drive towards mass production of a one-size-fits-all solution. In the process various planning and legal tools have fallen into disuse whereby the testator and the beneficiaries do not maximize their benefit from a carefully considered, bespoke last will and testament. There are experts at your disposal in different sectors of the services industry, choose wisely, because one size does not fit all.
Neil Esterhuysen