This Practice Note looks at what a testator needs in connection with their digital assets when making a Will.
See Practice Note: Will Planning with digital assets
This Practice Note looks at how to deal with digital assets after death. It considers what are digital assets, whether the testator has the transmission rights, accessing digital assets and how digital assets should be recorded as part of estate planning.
See Practice Note: Dealing with digital assets after death.
Digital assets are becoming an increasingly important class of assets and one that poses particular problems for personal
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