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What does Great Britain mean? In legal drafting and statutory contexts, Great Britain describes England, Wales and Scotland (including their smaller offshore islands), and excludes Northern Ireland and the Crown Dependencies (the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands). It is principally a geographical expression rather than a term of art. Many UK statutes and regulations use “Great Britain” to set territorial extent or application, and individual enactments may state expressly whether adjacent waters or specified islands are included. There is no single universal statutory definition; scope is set by the instrument in question. Typical uses include: defining the territorial extent of legislation (for example,...

Precedent will (England and Wales): residue to spouse absolutely; if spouse predeceases, discretionary trust with overriding powers and comprehensive administrative provisions

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FORTHCOMING CHANGE: Potential changes to Wills Act 1837

The Law Commission’s review of wills released its final report on 16 May 2025. In Volume II it includes a draft Bill proposing replacement of the Wills Act 1837. For further details about these proposals, and the published draft legislation, refer to Practice Note: Hot topic—modernising Wills and Modernising wills: Final Report Volume II: draft Bill for a new Wills Act.

1 Revocation

I [ full name of testator ] of [ address of testator ] hereby revoke any and all earlier testamentary dispositions made by me [ to the extent that and so far only as they affect my property of every kind in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ] and state that this is my last Will. [ I also revoke all previous appointments of guardians of my minor children made by me before the date of this Will...

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