Digital assets and cryptoassets

Will Planning with digital assets

This Practice Note looks at what a testator needs in connection with their digital assets when making a Will.

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Dealing with digital assets after death

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.

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Digital assets on incapacity and death

Digital assets are becoming an increasingly important class of assets and one that poses particular problems for personal

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