Living bibliography
Sources and checking policy
Legal pages use primary and official sources first, then professional guidance and independent rankings where appropriate.
Core sources
- GOV.UK will validity
- GOV.UK stopping a probate application
- GOV.UK statutory wills
- Wills Act 1837
- Mental Capacity Act 2005
- Law Commission wills project
- Scottish Parliament SPICe inheritance law briefing
- Citizens Advice Scotland wills
- Age of Legal Capacity (Scotland) Act 1991
- Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995
- nidirect making a will
- nidirect probate
- NI Wills Order 1994 Article 5
- NI Wills Order 1994 Article 35
Bodies, law, and safeguarding sources
- GOV.UK report a concern about an attorney, deputy or guardian
- Court of Protection
- Office of the Public Guardian Scotland
- Scottish Courts confirmation guidance
- Northern Ireland Office of Care and Protection
- Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
- Solicitors Regulation Authority problems with solicitors and firms
- GOV.UK complain about a legal adviser
- CILEX Regulation public information
- Council for Licensed Conveyancers consumer information
- mygov.scot complain about a solicitor or advocate
- Law Society of Northern Ireland professional conduct complaint
- Northern Ireland adult safeguarding policy
- Care Act 2014
- Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014
- Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007
- Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000
- Enduring Powers of Attorney (Northern Ireland) Order 1987
- Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016
- Serious Crime Act 2015 section 76
- Domestic Abuse Act 2021
- Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018
- Domestic Abuse and Civil Proceedings Act (Northern Ireland) 2021
- Fraud Act 2006 section 4
Source policy
- Keep the bibliography current as the site is updated.
- Use primary legislation and official public guidance before commentary.
- Separate law, professional practice, product design, and case examples.
- Do not publish user allegations or private documents.
- Do not use firm rankings as paid endorsements.
Bad Actor, crime, complaint, and support sources
- ACFE Occupational Fraud 2026: A Report to the Nations
- ACFE Fraud 101: Fraud Triangle explainer
- ACFE Fraud Magazine: Fraud Triangle limits and court caution
- CPS Fraud Act 2006 guidance
- GOV.UK report a crime
- CPS secondary liability: principals and accessories
- CPS consents to prosecute: accessories
- CPS public justice offences
- Accessories and Abettors Act 1861 section 8
- Criminal Law Act 1967 section 4: assisting offenders
- Serious Crime Act 2007 section 44: intentionally encouraging or assisting an offence
- Serious Crime Act 2007 section 65: being capable of encouraging or assisting
- CPS coercive control prosecution guidance
- CPS role, England and Wales
- Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
- PPSNI domestic abuse prosecution policy
- GOV.UK report domestic abuse
- GOV.UK report abuse of an older person
- CPS fraud and economic crime
- Police.uk how to report
- Report Fraud and Cyber Crime Reporting Centre
- Legal Ombudsman time limits and process
- SLCC time limits
- Solicitors Complaints Committee Northern Ireland process
- Law Society of Northern Ireland conduct complaints
- SRA Code of Conduct for Solicitors
- National Domestic Abuse Helpline
- Scotland's Domestic Abuse and Forced Marriage Helpline
- Live Fear Free Wales
- Women's Aid Federation Northern Ireland
- Surviving Economic Abuse
- Hourglass older person abuse support
- Men's Advice Line
- Galop LGBT+ anti-abuse charity
- Victim Support England and Wales
- Victim Support Scotland
- Victim Support NI
Missing Will sources and search services
- GOV.UK probate: if there is a will
- GOV.UK search probate records for documents and wills
- mygov.scot finding a will
- Registers of Scotland: search and order a copy of a will
- PRONI understanding wills and probate
- PRONI Will Calendars search
- Law Society: National Will Register
- The National Will Register: search for a will
- Estatesearch Will Search
- Estatesearch Missing Will Service
- Finders International Missing Will Service
- Willfinda will search and registration
Probate, valuation, and probate fraud sources
Dysfunctional family systems and psychological abuse sources
- GOV.UK controlling or coercive behaviour statutory guidance
- GOV.UK Domestic Abuse Act statutory guidance
- CPS coercive control prosecution guidance
- NHS safeguarding guide: domestic abuse
- Refuge: coercive control
- Women's Aid: coercive control
- Surviving Economic Abuse: economic abuse
- Hourglass older person abuse support
- Research on detouring and scapegoating in family systems
- Cleveland Clinic: emotional abuse and gaslighting
- CPS secondary liability: principals and accessories
- CPS public justice offences: assisting an offender
- Accessories and Abettors Act 1861 section 8
- Criminal Law Act 1967 section 4: assisting offenders
- Serious Crime Act 2007 section 44: intentionally encouraging or assisting an offence
- Serious Crime Act 2007 section 65: being capable of encouraging or assisting
- CPS Fraud Act 2006 guidance
- Police.uk how to report crime, fraud, and suspicious activity
- Report Fraud and Cyber Crime Reporting Centre
PEACE and investigative interviewing sources
- College of Policing: investigative interviewing
- College of Policing: non-leading approach to questioning
- GOV.UK Achieving Best Evidence in Criminal Proceedings
- University of Portsmouth: national evaluation of PEACE investigative interviewing
- Principles on Effective Interviewing for Investigations and Information Gathering
- UN Manual on Investigative Interviewing for Criminal Investigation
- CPS disclosure guidance: reasonable lines of enquiry