Commentary on Sections Part 3 – Confirmation and Will Writing Services Chapter 2 – Will Writing Services
209.Will writing is an unreserved activity by virtue of section 32(3)(a) of 1980 Act which provides that wills do not count as “writs”. As a result, unqualified individuals are currently able to provide will writing services with no requirements for training, professional indemnity insurance or other safeguards. This chapter introduces regulation of such non-lawyer will writers.