This new edition of A Practitioner's Guide to Probate Disputes provides an invaluable guide to the relevant legal framework and the basis on which a will and other testamentary provisions may be challenged. This second edition details the issues that personal representatives must deal with, including grounds for their removal and replacement; lifetime testamentary dispositions and claims; the challenges that can be made in relation to them, and the new measures introduced in relation to the execution and attestation of a will as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. It also specifically covers wills procured as a result of fraud. This book supplies guidance as to best practice and sets out examples from recent case law to illustrate the legal requirements and the problems which can arise from poor will drafting and a failure to investigate sufficiently all the circumstances relating to the testator/testatrix and their capacity to make a will. New chapters are included on burial disputes and personal representatives. The chapter on procedure for making applications has been expanded to include Pre-Actions steps and disclosure generally. A comprehensive commentary on liability for costs has also been added.

The fourth edition of A Practitioner's Guide to Probate and the Administration of Estates is a practical and comprehensive guide to all forms of non-contentious probate applications, completion of Inheritance Tax Accounts and the administration of estates. The book is packed with hints and tips and an accompanying CD-ROM contains a comprehensive set of precedent forms, enabling practitioners to adapt precedents for their own use. The authors provide careful explanations of every step in the procedure for winding up the estate of a deceased person, from taking initial instructions to the final distribution of the estate and closing the file. The book opens with advice on meeting the client and taking proper instructions; moving on to tracking down the assets and liabilities which comprise the estate; completing inheritance tax forms and obtaining any available reliefs and allowances; questions concerning wills and intestacies; applying to the probate registries; discretionary orders; obtaining grants of representation; collecting in the paying debts and liabilities; identifying the beneficiaries and paying the legacies; finalising the tax situation; and distributing the residue of the estate. This new edition has been completely revised with practice and procedure brought up-to-date,

Revised and fully updated, the fifth edition of A Practitioner's Guide to Wills provides a practical and comprehensive reference for all those concerned in drafting and interpreting wills, and in giving effect to their provisions. Among matters considered in the fifth edition are: - What are the requirements for the virtual witnessing of wills executed during the Covid-19 pandemic? - What can be done to help prevent a successful challenge to a will if the testator's capacity or intention might be an issue? -To what extent can the terms of a will give rise to a need to register a trust with HMRC? - What are the pitfalls if creating a will trust where it is hoped to claim the inheritance tax residential nil rate allowance? - Do nil rate band discretionary trusts still have a purpose in estate planning? - How does the court now deal with disputes over the interpretation of wills in light of Marley v Rawlings and family provision claims after Ilott v Blue Cross? The book also contains an extensive range of specimen clauses and model wills are set out in a separate appendix. All precedent material in the book is included on the accompanying CD-ROM.

A Practitioner's Guide to Executorship and Administration is a concise and thorough guide to all matters pertaining to the executorship and administration of an estate in the UK. The book covers all aspects of estate administration and will prove invaluable in estate, will, and probate practice. Considering tax issues, financial consequences, disputes that often arise, new pieces of UK legislation - no matter how complicated a client's financial affairs, this superb book contains the guidance and information you need. Packed full of technical information, it provides guidance to the administration of estates of those dying testate, intestate, or partially intestate, from taking initial instructions, to preparing final accounts, and distributing the estate. A host of forms, examples, practical suggestions, and technical tips are included. This essential guide to UK estate administration and executorship covers: immediate post death procedures * drafting oaths and Inland Revenue accounts

The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

Intended to be the first point of reference for busy practitioners, this new handbook covers all relevant aspects of trust and probate litigation. Endorsed by ACTAPS Uniquely combines trusts and estates Includes taxation information

"Intended to be the first point of reference for busy practitioners, this new handbook covers all relevant aspects of trust and probate litigation. "