Probate Practitioner's Handbook
4th Edition
Published on 16. December 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-1-85328-831-9 (ISBN)
Description
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.
More details
Edition
4th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
612 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85328-831-9 (9781853288319)
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Other editions
New editions
Lesley King
Probate Practitioner's Handbook
Book
11/2006
5th Edition
The Law Society
€81.84
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Previous edition
Lesley King
Probate Practitioner's Handbook
Book
06/1999
3rd Edition
The Law Society
€66.99
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Person
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.
Content
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.