Will Draftsman's Handbook (10ed)
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This popular book assists 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 and essential statutory extracts.
Contents:
- Part 1: Preliminary notes
- 1. How to use this book
- 2. The draftsman’s responsibilities
- 3. Law of intestacy: some comparisons
- 4. Law of family provision – the 1975 Act
- 5. Effect of taxation
- 6. Statutory rules for the draftsman
- 7. Statutory rules of interpretation that determine relationships
- 8. Risks for the draftsman
- Part 2: Precedent clauses
- A. Commencement
- B. Executor 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
- K. Capacity Assessment
- L. Severance of Joint Tenancy
- M. Letter of wishes
- Appendices
- a new chapter on risks for the draftsman
- changes resulting from the residence nil-rate band
- digital assets
- recent case law and its implications
- revisions and modernisation of precedent clauses, and
- new precedents on capacity assessment, severance of joint tenancy and letter of wishes
The book provides guidance on taking instructions, the duties of the 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.
| Publisher: | Law Society Publishing |
| ISBN: | 9781784461348 |
| Author(s) | Riddett, R |
| Edition | 10 |
| Format | Pb |
| Publication Date | 30/09/2019 |
| Publication Date | 30/08/2019 |