Petition · past parliament
Allow high courts dispensing powers for informal Wills, Wills are intentions!
Closed
69 signatures
What the petition asks
Currently there is no fair trial available for the deceased informal Wills/codicils, the Wills act strict execution requirements mean errors are terminal to that Will/Codicil, we propose that where evidence is available, courts should have the power to judge on the true intention of the deceased
Law Commission stated in 2017 that dispensing powers for high courts to judge the true intentions of a informal Will is one of their reform suggestions.
The Law Society in 2017 provisionally agreed to dispensing powers for high courts.
2019 the Law Commission paused the final stage of their Wills project that would give justice to informal Wills.
The Law Society in 2017 provisionally agreed to dispensing powers for high courts.
2019 the Law Commission paused the final stage of their Wills project that would give justice to informal Wills.
Timeline
| 8 Aug 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Nov 2019 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
69
Status
Closed
Opened
8 Aug 2019
Closed
6 Nov 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.