Inheritance straddles the core institutions of property and family, for it involves the transfer of wealth between family members. Whatever legal framework is adopted to govern inheritance involves political choices. First, and on the assumption that ownership includes the freedom to dispose of...

The Scottish government is currently consulting on a radical programme of reform of succession law. The reforms have been adopted as part of the government's land reform strategy, aiming to make Scotland fairer and to treat children equally by ending the distinction between different types of...