Welcome to the Summer 2019 Edition of Viewpoint

One direct result of the prolonged Brexit debates has been to delay a bill, due to be debated in parliament in March 2019, which sought to close a legal loophole that means a Will is automatically revoked by marriage. We will keep you updated on this important area of legal reform.

Family law has been in the legal spotlight, with the Justice Secretary's announcement in April, that divorce was set to become easier and quicker in the future (from a legal perspective at least).

Whereas singer, Adele's announcement that she is separating from her investment banker husband, means that if there is no pre-nuptial agreement in place, it is possible that half of Adele's £140 million fortune will go to her ex-husband on divorce. You will find our detailed analysis of pre-nuptial agreements here.

I am delighted to report that our family team continues to go from strength-to-strength as we welcome Associate, Melita Bown and Solicitor, Katie Hanson to our Bristol office.

Meanwhile, thank you to those who took part in our survey on digital Wills, which featured in our autumn edition. The survey was picked up on by several publications, including The Daily Telegraph, who featured our results under the headline "Seven out of ten people do not want robots drafting their Wills…"

We have captured the key points from the survey findings here.

I hope you enjoy this edition of Viewpoint.

For more information regarding Viewpoint, please contact Michelle Rose in our Private Client team on 0117 314 5246.