Digital Wills as the Future of Anglo-American Succession Law

Hedlund, Richard (2020) Digital Wills as the Future of Anglo-American Succession Law. The Conveyancer and Property Lawyer, 2020 (3). pp. 230-245. ISSN 0010-8200

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This article argues that English law should legislate to allow for digital wills. The article considers various ways in which digital wills can be recognised and looks at digital wills legislation from the US before presenting two alternative statutory provisions that the law could adopt, exploring the merits of each alternative.

Keywords:Wills, Succession, Law Reform, Comparative Law
Subjects:M Law > M223 Property Law
Divisions:College of Social Science > Lincoln Law School
ID Code:42565
Deposited On:21 Oct 2020 13:19

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