by johnireland | Articles
Every business has people it cannot afford to lose. The founder who holds the client relationships. The technical director who built the product. The sales leader who generates 60% of revenue. If one of these people died tomorrow or was diagnosed with a critical...
by johnireland | Legal Spotlight
Being named as an executor is not an honour — it is a legal job. You are personally responsible for securing assets, valuing everything, paying debts and taxes, applying for probate (now £526), and distributing the estate exactly as the Will directs. The process takes...
by johnireland | Articles
Most people who are named as an executor in someone’s Will have no idea what the role actually involves. They assume it means signing a few forms and distributing some money. In reality, being an executor is a legal position with personal liability, fiduciary...
by johnireland | Estate Planning Essentials
Sideways disinheritance happens when your assets pass to your spouse, who later remarries, and everything ends up with their new partner’s family. Your children get nothing. It is one of the most common estate planning failures in the UK. The root cause is...
by johnireland | Articles
Sideways disinheritance is the term used when assets intended for one family end up passing to another — typically when a surviving spouse remarries or enters a new relationship after the first spouse’s death. It is one of the most common and most devastating...
