Written by leading experts, this handbook outlines Law Society best practice guidance and offers practical insights into all aspects of probate. It takes account of the Trustee Act 2000 and the Financial and Services Markets Act 2000 and contains guidance on dealing with deaths abroad, requests for unusual funerals, tracing beneficiaries and how to deal with estates that appear to be bona vacantia. It also deals with the issues involved in offering legal services via the Internet and includes practical support such as sample letters, case histories, checklists and worked examples.
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Für Beruf und Forschung
Für höhere Schule und Studium
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Höhe: 234 mm
Breite: 156 mm
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978-1-85328-831-9 (9781853288319)
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Lesley King is a solicitor and Principal Lecturer at the College of Law, London. She is on the Probate Committee of the Law Society and conducts seminars on their behalf.
Solicitors and instructions; costs and charging; client care; estate administration and the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 - a review; Solicitors' Accounts Rules 1998; liability for a client's fraud; appointing guardians of children; time for probate; probate and benefits; Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 claims; contentious probate; wills and best practice; the law on probate and succession - a review; probate problems; accounting and distributing; probate practice checklists; computing and technology matters; managing private client business for profit; avoiding complaints and claims; marketing wills and probate.
