Will Draftsman's Handbook
9th Edition
Published on 30. November 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-85328-774-9 (ISBN)
Description
This long established and popular book is designed to assist practitioners with the preparation of wills for the most commonly encountered situations. The concise and accessible text combines practical tools and expert guidance, including: commentary on the underlying law over 50 precedent clauses which can be readily assembled to draft wills specimen will forms essential statutory extracts. The ninth edition has been fully updated by a new team of authors who provide guidance on taking instructions, the duties of draftsman, principles of drafting, the legal framework, and the effect of taxation. The accompanying free CD-ROM contains the precedent clauses and will forms for easy customisation.
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Edition
9th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85328-774-9 (9781853287749)
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Previous edition
Robin Riddett
Will Draftsman's Handbook
Book
09/2004
8th Edition
The Law Society
€88.09
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Persons
Robin Riddett is a former associate director of the College of Law and is now a freelance lecturer and author. Professor Lesley King is head of private client practice at the College of Law. She is editor of the Probate Practitioner's Handbook, 6th edition (Law Society, 2010) and lectures extensively on wills, taxation and related matters. Peter Gausden was previously a principal lecturer at the College of Law. He is a member of many academic and professional bodies and is chief examiner for the probate practice paper set by the Institute of Legal Executives.
Content
Part 1: Preliminary Notes: 1. How to use this book; 2. The draftsman's responsibilities; 3. Law of intestacy: some comparison; 4. Law of family provision - the 1975 Act; 5. Effect of taxation; 6. Statutory rules for the draftsman - an update; 7. Statutory rules for interpretation that determine relationships; Part 2: Precedent Clauses: A. Commencement; B. Executors and trustees;; C. Testamentary guardians; D. Specific gifts; E. Pecuniary legacies; F. Dispositions of residue; G. Overriding discretionary trusts; H. Trustees powers; extended and additional powers; I. Conclusion; J. Codicils; Appendix.