Introduction to Wills and Intestacy — SQE1 FLK2 Wills and Administration of Estates

One of the two witnesses never got round to signing, and the man he wanted to provide for takes nothing.
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In this episode:
• Capacity is tested by Banks v Goodfellow, not the Mental Capacity Act
• Two witnesses together when he signs, each signing in his presence
• Witnesses need not sign in the presence of each other
• A gift to an attesting witness fails, but the will survives
• Spouse takes chattels, the statutory legacy, and half the rest
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