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Inheritance Act Claims: Law, Practice and Procedure

Inheritance Act Claims: Law, Practice and Procedure

Author: Andrew Francis
Publisher: LexisNexis U.K. (S)
ISBN: 9780853088103
Published In: Subscription-type (Contents updated periodically)
Format: Loose-leaf
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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Inheritance Act Claims is the only updateable service devoted to claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family Dependants) Act 1975 and is now available as either a print or online subscription.

The interrelationship of claims under the 1975 Act and other areas of practice means that the law is constantly evolving. This clear and comprehensive work combines detailed explanatory commentary with invaluable precedents, case summaries and useful source material including consolidated legislation.

A subscription to Inheritance Act Claims provides:

Up to date - This work is updated twice annually to take account of all changes relevant to the 1975 Act, ensuring you are always kept up to date with developments in the field.
Practical - The text is supplemented by checklists, statutes, CPR, tables and precedent materials, which provide you with everything you need to advance your client's case successfully.
Authoritative - The author is leading chancery barrister, praised in Chambers & Partners for "knowing his subject thoroughly". He is assisted by a team of contributors with extensive experience not only in these claims, but also in divorce, tax and international trusts, ensuring that all angles are covered.

Inheritance Act Claims remains the most comprehensive work available on this increasingly important area of law and is an invaluable resource for private client solicitors, trust practitioners and lawyers as well as Chancery barristers and all family lawyers.

Subscription Information: 2 updating releases per year, charged separately on publication.

Introduction
Frequently Encountered Issues Arising in 1975 Act Claims
The Practical Approach to Claims: Conducting the Case
The Practical Approach to Claims: Part 2
Who is an Eligible Claimant?
Problems which may Affect the Claims of Applicants who would Otherwise be Eligible
What is Reasonable Financial Provision?
The Matters to which the Court Must Have Regard under Section 3 of the 1975 Act
Special Factors under Section 3
Problems with the Net Estate
Anti-Avoidance
Assessing the Value of Claims: What is the Claim Worth?
The Position of the Personal Representative in Claims under the 1975 Act
The Powers of the Court
Taxation and the 1975 Act
Procedure, Hearings and Costs
The Mediation of the 1975 Act Claims
1975 Act Claims, Will Drafting and Other Advice
Statutory Materials etc
Checklists and Questionnaires
Precedents
Tables
Case Summaries

Andrew Francis, Barrister, Serle Court, 6 New Square, Lincoln's Inn

With a foreword by Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe

With contributions from Miranda Allardice, 3 Pump Court, Temple, Keith Gordon, Atlas Chambers, Gray's Inn and Jonathan Fowles, Serle Court, 6 New Square, Lincoln's Inn