Page 62 • The HERALD • 9th January 2025 v THE HERALD - Your Community Magazine v ASK A PROFESSIONAL Call our Waterside Team For a free initial meeting on Wills, Probate or Powers of Attorney Jasper Vincent Solicitors Unit 1 Chevron Business Park Lime Kiln Lane Holbury Southampton SO45 2QL Tel: 023 8089 0919 e: waterside@jaspervincent.com www.jaspervincent.com Out of hours appointments are available on request Case Review - Revoking Wills with ‘Crew v Oakley’ Advice from Jasper Vincent Solicitors A brand new case has just come down from the High Court that grapples with the proper process to revoke a Will. It involves a dying lady, her solicitor and an unhappy family. A lady on her deathbed instructed her solicitor that she wanted to revoke her Will. She had fallen out with her family in the Will. She managed to tear up about three quarters of her Will before she had to stop, exhausted. She was too weak to tear up the last page herself on her deathbed. Her solicitor asked if she wanted help tearing up the last page. Eye contact and a nod from the dying lady meant the solicitor did so, tearing up the last page for her client. Sadly, the family who lost out from the Will’s revocation decided to challenge the estate. ey believed their relative did not have the capacity on her deathbed to revoke her Will or to instruct her solicitor to nish the job on her behalf. ey lost their case - the solicitor knew her client well, had heard her wishes, made a fair note of everything taking place and carried out the instruction implied by the nod. at was deemed by the judge to be enough to carry out the revocation. e law sets out three main ways to revoke a Will: burning it, tearing it up or otherwise destroying the Will. e destruction has to be done by the person who made the Will or by someone else acting at their instruction in their presence. Finally, they have to actually intend to revoke it, which comes down to a question of whether they have capacity to understand their decision. ere are two other common ways to revoke a Will that don’t involve destroying it: getting married (or entering a civil partnership) or simply making a new Will that clearly states that it revokes any previous Wills. All professionally dra ed Wills should lead with a ‘revocation clause’. For an initial consultation about your Will, please contact our associate solicitor Edward Kennard at Jasper Vincent’s Waterside o ce on 023 8089 0919. First Apprentice at Buckler’s Hard Yacht Harbour Wins Top Award e rst apprentice at Buckler’s Hard Yacht Harbour recently won the ViewHR Award for Apprentice of the Year in the 2024 New Forest Brilliance in Business Awards. Oli Rickard, aged 24, has become a popular face with Beaulieu River berth and mooring holders a er helping as a river hand, then working towards his Level 2 Marina & Boatyard Operative quali cation. The awards welcomed 200 local businesses and New Forest Business Partnership said: “Oli’s dedication shone through in the glowing feedback from customers and colleagues, marking him as a true rising talent in our maritime community.” Harbour Master Wendy Stowe said: “We are so proud of Oli and that his achievements have been recognised by winning this top award.” She added: “We look forward to sharing Oli’s outstanding skills and customer service with our Buckler’s Hard Yacht Harbour customers on the Beaulieu River.” Oli has been learning to deliver a wide range of services, from li ing, launching and pressure-washing vessels to moving boats on the water. He has also studied safety rules and regulations, undertaken marina maintenance tasks and developed skills to assist boat owners and visitors. He moved from his home in Plymouth to start his apprenticeship and now lives on the Beaulieu Estate. His Buckler’s Hard Yacht Harbour apprenticeship will be completed by the end of the year. Buckler’s Hard Yacht Harbour was recently ranked as one of the UK’s best marinas by being placed in the top 5% of 5 Gold Anchors winners by e Yacht Harbour Association. It was also voted the best place for sailors to call home when it won the prestigious Marina of the Year title in British Yachting’s awards in 2022. Work is now underway on a £2m redevelopment of the boatshed o ering opportunities for marine-based businesses to relocate to the desirable marina. O ce space and meeting rooms with panoramic views across the Beaulieu Continued on page 64
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