Laura Cowan, Head of the Private Client Team at Graysons Solicitors Thousands of couples across the region could face a serious legal shock if one partner dies without a will. Many people still believe that long-term partners automatically inherit from one another, but in law this simply is not the case if the couple are not married or in a civil partnership. Despite this, research shows that more than half of UK adults do not currently have a will in place. Many also wrong