New EU rules to ease cross-border successions applicable to the succession of persons who die on or after 17 August 2015! This is music to a passionate family lawyer's ears! The EU regulation 650/2012 or Brussels IV is a huge step in the right direction to facilitate cross-border successions. As from today, 17 August 2015 EU citizens are able to choose whether the law applicable to their succession should be that of their last habitual residence or that of their nationality (