"the practice of wills being taken away from the solicitor's office for execution is a perilous one. no matter how well the correct procedure may be impressed on laymen, they will show the greatest ingenuity and talent in getting it wrong. [...] if the will is not signed in his presence, the lawyer should make sure it is brought back to him afterwards for inspection. if anything is wrong it can be corrected then. this is better than having shocking surprises later when the testator has departed beyond recall."
on why it is not enough to put "last will and testament" on wills
"even if it is the first will the testator has ever made, include a revocation clause. otherwise, when the executor applies for probate, perhaps many years afterwards, when no one remembers if it is the first and only will or not, the executor may be called upon to show there was no prior will, and the testator will not be there to supply this information. so always include the revocation clause. your client will want to know why, and on being told will unjustifiably be confirmed in his opinion that the law is an ass"
