This well-established guide to good practice for solicitors' firms that undertake probate and estate administration work has
been comprehensively updated.
It covers:
- Money Laundering Regulations, including the requirements of the Trusts Registration Service
- probate disputes and Inheritance Act claims, including the implications of the Supreme Court decision in Ilott v The Blue Cross and Others
- inheritance tax, including implications of the new residence nil rate band for those administering estates
- the new Guardianship (Missing Persons) Act 2017 and the procedure for declarations of death under the Presumption of Death Act 2013
- proposed changes to probate fees.
This latest edition has been expanded with new chapters on the obligations of personal representatives in relation to digital assets and dealing with foreign assets, domicile and residence issues. Features such as checklists, precedents, case commentaries and examples enhance the book.
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Höhe: 234 mm
Breite: 156 mm
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978-1-78446-099-0 (9781784460990)
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Professor Lesley King is professional development consultant of the University of Law and the wills and probate columnist for the Law Society's Gazette. She writes and lectures extensively on wills, taxation and related matters.
PART I: Probate and the professional rules; 1. Wills and Inheritance Protocol; 2. Taking instructions; 3. Client care; 4. Non-contentious costs; 5. Complaints; 6. Financial services and money laundering; 7. SRA Accounts Rules 2011; PART II: Probate,
wills and the law; 8. The law on wills and succession: a review; 9. Revocation and revival of wills; 10. Interpretation and rectification of wills; 11. Time for probate; 12. Appointing guardians of children; 13. Probate and benefits; 14. Claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975; 15. Contentious probate; PART III: Practical probate; 16. Inheritance tax; 17. Varying the disposition of an estate; 18. Probate problems; 19. Digital assets; 20. Dealing with foreign assets and estates; 21. Accounting and distributing; 22. Probate practice checklists; Appendices.
